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Japanese uses honorific constructions to show or emphasize social rank, social intimacy or similarity in rank. The choice of pronoun used, for example, will express the social relationship between the person speaking and the person being referred to, and Japanese often avoids pronouns entirely in favor of more explicit titles or kinship terms.
The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking to, or referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are attached to the beginning of many nouns.
Pages in category "Japanese honorifics" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Japanese honorifics * Honorific speech in Japanese; A ...
Japanese honorific speech requires either honorific morphemes to be appended to verbs and some nouns or verbs and pronouns be replaced by words that mean the same but incorporate different honorific connotations. [15] Japanese honorific speech is broadly referred to as keigo (literally "respectful language"), and includes three main categories ...
For detailed information, see honorific speech in Japanese. Japanese honorific language ("keigo") is divided into three forms: polite, humble and respectful. Within these forms are specific words and prefixes. For example, the verb "to eat" may be given as follows:
Baito keigo (Japanese: バイト敬語), [1] [2] is a controversial form of honorifics (keigo) in the Japanese language taught via employee training manuals, especially to young part-timers (バイト) at fast-food restaurants and convenience stores.
Another article that straddles honorifics and honorific speech is Korean honorifics. Should it be dealt with now as well? — AjaxSmack 01:20, 15 February 2008 (UTC) Keigo refers to a single, or rather a small range of, speech registers in Japanese. Basically, it's the formal and the more formal.
Profanity in the Japanese language can pertain to scatological references or aim to put down the listener by negatively commenting on their ability, intellect, or appearance. [1] Furthermore, there are different levels of Japanese speech that indicate politeness, social standing and respect, [2] referred to, simply, as honorific form (敬語 ...