敬語 (けいご)honorific; term of respect; polite expression

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Kanji in 敬語

敬称けいしょうtitle of honour; title of honor
敬意けいいrespect; honour
尊敬そんけいrespect; esteem
敬遠けいえんpretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length
敬老けいろうrespect for the aged
失敬しっけいrudeness; impoliteness
敬ううやまうto show respect for; to revere
敬具けいぐYours sincerely; Yours truly
日本語にほんごJapanese (language)
英語えいごEnglish (language)
物語ものがたりtale; story
言語げんごlanguage
用語ようごterm; terminology
国語こくごnational language
外国語がいこくごforeign language
語らうかたらうto talk; to tell

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