けいご – Vocabulary details

けいご

Noun

Linguistics

1. honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

うれしくて敬けい語ごになってしまった。I was so happy that I ended up using honorifics.

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いご

reverence; respect

word; term; language; speech

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)

もうけいごは必ひつ要ようない。

Honorific language is no longer necessary.

うれしくてけいごになってしまった。

I was so happy that I ended up using honorifics.

俺おれたちは互たがいにけいごで話はなす。

We speak to each other using honorific language.

ゲーム内ないでは一いち応おうけいごは使つかっておりました。

In the game, I was using polite language, more or less.

どうして兄きょう妹だいなのに、私わたしはけいごを使つかっているのだろう？

Why is it that, even though we are siblings, I am using polite language?

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