Meanings
Prefix
Honorific
Humble
Polite
Usually written in kana
1. honorific/polite/humble prefix
usu. before a term with an on-yomi reading
Suffix
Honorific
2. honorific suffix
after a noun indicating a person
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (272 in total)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be
Examples (153 in total)
How do you feel today?
Thank you for pointing that out.
What do you think of the movie?