JLPT N2 · Noun

敬語 (keigo)

敬語 (けいご, keigo) is a Japanese noun meaning “honorific; term of respect”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けいご
Romaji: keigo
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language · noun

Example sentences

日本語には敬語があります。

The Japanese language has honorific expressions.

Tatoeba #122356

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 敬語

敬

awe, respect, honorケイ・キョウ・うやま.う · 12 strokes

語

word, speech, languageゴ・かた.る・かた.らう · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 敬語.

敬意けいいrespect尊敬そんけいrespect敬ううやまうto show respect for敬具けいぐyours sincerely語ごword英語えいごEnglish (language)語るかたるto talk about言語げんごlanguage語学ごがくstudy of foreign languages国語こくごnational language物語ものがたりstory語句ごくwords and phrases単語たんごword熟語じゅくごkanji compound

Source: JMdict entry 1250750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.