敬語 (けいご): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

敬語 (けいご) means honorific language / polite speech.

See example sentences below.

敬語 at a glance

敬語

けいごkeigo

N2noun

honorific language / polite speech

敬語けいごkeigoN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

honorific language / polite speech

Example 1

敬語を使って話してください。

Translation

Please speak using honorific language.

Example 2

日本語の敬語はむずかしいです。

Translation

Japanese honorific language is difficult.