Meanings
Prefix
Honorific
1. your
2. indicates high rank or status
Suffix
3. indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
Kanji used
noble
Pitch accent
Top 11800
Used in vocabulary (53 in total)
noble; aristocrat; peer
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
you; noblewoman; lady
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
high class; noble
elder sister; older female friend
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
lady; noblewoman
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
noble birth
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
uncle (younger than one's parent)
high and low (social standing)
precious stone; jewel; gem
(your) bank
uncle (older than one's parent)
distinguished person
high priest; priest
your company; your shrine
you (esp. unmarried women)
your home
noble (person)
your place; you
your will; your wishes; your request
your place
(your) school
your older sister; you
your university
your store; your shop
rare and valuable; precious
Guizhou Province (China)
your magazine; your journal; your paper; your honored paper; your honoured paper; your columns
your letter
your magazine; your journal; your paper; your honored paper; your honoured paper; your columns
your name
esteemed university; honorable university
letter, etc. from another party; correspondence
class size of bonsai trees (25-35cm)
your letter
noble gas; inert gas
your (esteemed) opinion
your (company's) website
honorific used in company correspondence
you; high-ranking government official
era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana
your manuscript