honorific
Showing or conferring honour and respectShowing or conferring honour and respect.
» The Japanese language has honorific expressions.
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2 sensesShowing or conferring honour and respect.
Ehren-, Ruhmes-
почте́нныйpočténnyj, поче́стныйpočéstnyj, почётныйpočótnyj
поче́снийpočésnyj
conferring or showing honor or respect
Based on or valuing honor
statusorientiert, geltungsbegierig, ehrenbezogen
Examples
4 sentencesThe Japanese language has honorific expressions.
Laozi is an honorific title given to him by others.
I think honorific language is the hardest part of Japanese.
The title "Zi" was an honorific title for learned scholars in ancient China, such as Confucius, Laozi, Mozi and Han Feizi.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 2
Forms
more honorific, most honorific| Comparative | more honorific Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most honorific Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.