敬けい語ご
Meanings
Noun
Linguistics
1. honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
I was so happy that I ended up using honorifics.
Kanji used
respect
language
Pitch accent
け
いご
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Composed of
reverence; respect
word; term; language; speech
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
honorific language
polite Japanese as used by young part-time employees in restaurants, etc.
redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)
Examples (5 in total)
Honorific language is no longer necessary.
I was so happy that I ended up using honorifics.
We speak to each other using honorific language.
In the game, I was using polite language, more or less.
Why is it that, even though we are siblings, I am using polite language?