"敬語" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ke̞ːɡo̞] Forms: 敬語 [canonical] (ruby: (けい), ()), keigo [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|けいご}} 敬(けい)語(ご) • (keigo)
  1. (linguistics) respectful or honorific language Wikipedia link: Honorific speech in Japanese Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: 丁寧語 (teineigo) (ruby: 丁寧語(ていねいご))

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      "roman": "tamego",
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        [
          "語",
          "ご"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "タメ語"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tameguchi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "口",
          "ぐち"
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      ],
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    }
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        {
          "ref": "2003 August 12, CLAMP, “Chapitre.1 始まりの世界”, in ツバサ RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE), volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, page 14",
          "roman": "Yes, I mean, ye‥yeah‥‥",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "Chapitre",
              "シャピトル"
            ],
            [
              "始",
              "はじ"
            ],
            [
              "世",
              "せ"
            ],
            [
              "界",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "大",
              "だい"
            ],
            [
              "丈",
              "じょう"
            ],
            [
              "夫",
              "ぶ"
            ],
            [
              "敬",
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            [
              "語",
              "ご"
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              "い"
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              "ひめ"
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              "呼",
              "よ"
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              "い"
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          "text": "は はい 大丈夫でした‥‥\nHa Hai daijōbu deshita‥‥\nYe-Yes, certainly‥‥\n敬語 ヤだって言った\nKeigo yadatte itta\nHey, I told you not to go courtly on me\nでも 姫‥‥\nDemo Hime‥‥\nBut, Your Highness‥‥\nさくらって呼んでって言った\nSakuratte yondette itta\nI told you to call me Sakura\nはい あ いや う‥うん‥‥\nHai a iya u‥un‥‥"
        }
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        "respectful or honorific language"
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        "(linguistics) respectful or honorific language"
      ],
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      "other": "けーご"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ke̞ːɡo̞]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "警語"
    }
  ],
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}
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    },
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      "roman": "tameguchi",
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          "口",
          "ぐち"
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          "ref": "2003 August 12, CLAMP, “Chapitre.1 始まりの世界”, in ツバサ RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE), volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, page 14",
          "roman": "Yes, I mean, ye‥yeah‥‥",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "Chapitre",
              "シャピトル"
            ],
            [
              "始",
              "はじ"
            ],
            [
              "世",
              "せ"
            ],
            [
              "界",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "大",
              "だい"
            ],
            [
              "丈",
              "じょう"
            ],
            [
              "夫",
              "ぶ"
            ],
            [
              "敬",
              "けい"
            ],
            [
              "語",
              "ご"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "姫",
              "ひめ"
            ],
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              "呼",
              "よ"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "い"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "は はい 大丈夫でした‥‥\nHa Hai daijōbu deshita‥‥\nYe-Yes, certainly‥‥\n敬語 ヤだって言った\nKeigo yadatte itta\nHey, I told you not to go courtly on me\nでも 姫‥‥\nDemo Hime‥‥\nBut, Your Highness‥‥\nさくらって呼んでって言った\nSakuratte yondette itta\nI told you to call me Sakura\nはい あ いや う‥うん‥‥\nHai a iya u‥un‥‥"
        }
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        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "けーご"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ke̞ːɡo̞]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "警語"
    }
  ],
  "word": "敬語"
}

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