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
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (143 in total)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
your husband; her husband