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
Kanji used
honorable
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (172 in total)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
Examples (19 in total)
Where are you from?
You are from Hokkaido, aren't you?
How is it going with your family?