Je tente actuellement d’écrire une nouvelle méthode plus simple et progressive pour apprendre le keigo (parfois appelé « registre de respect »), ne m’oubliez pas
February 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Je tente actuellement d’écrire une nouvelle méthode plus simple et progressive pour apprendre le keigo (parfois appelé « registre de respect »), ne m’oubliez pas
I sent an email to the professor of my "Japanese for Professionals" course in which I used the sonkeigo and kenjougo (super ultra formal grammar used when speaking to/about superiors) we've been learning, and at the end of her reply she said, "You can just use teineigo (neutral form) to me"
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October 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I sent an email to the professor of my "Japanese for Professionals" course in which I used the sonkeigo and kenjougo (super ultra formal grammar used when speaking to/about superiors) we've been learning, and at the end of her reply she said, "You can just use teineigo (neutral form) to me"
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🙃
like quite frankly i do think the fact that even her default way of speech is overly polite and humble (using kenjougo that much in that many contexts is not normal LOL) is a Clue to how much this poor girl just. grew up As her persona to navigate the world
January 19, 2026 at 9:51 AM
like quite frankly i do think the fact that even her default way of speech is overly polite and humble (using kenjougo that much in that many contexts is not normal LOL) is a Clue to how much this poor girl just. grew up As her persona to navigate the world
I'm not actually sure how an N4 item got in there so early, I haven't missed that many reviews for a lot of the N5 lessons (besides kenjougo?)
February 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I'm not actually sure how an N4 item got in there so early, I haven't missed that many reviews for a lot of the N5 lessons (besides kenjougo?)
*cries in kenjougo*
January 22, 2024 at 12:46 PM
*cries in kenjougo*
these are the dictionary definitions of kenjougo 1 and 2 (two different formality types) - complete confusing slop
the actual explanation is just "use 1 if youre talking to someone on a personal level and 2 if youre showing respect to an audience"
the actual explanation is just "use 1 if youre talking to someone on a personal level and 2 if youre showing respect to an audience"
May 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
these are the dictionary definitions of kenjougo 1 and 2 (two different formality types) - complete confusing slop
the actual explanation is just "use 1 if youre talking to someone on a personal level and 2 if youre showing respect to an audience"
the actual explanation is just "use 1 if youre talking to someone on a personal level and 2 if youre showing respect to an audience"
Encountered a kenjougo noun and for the first time in a while, I felt absolutely powerless to understand what I was reading. Looked deceptively simple but so..."advanced level" looking, if that makes sense.
June 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Encountered a kenjougo noun and for the first time in a while, I felt absolutely powerless to understand what I was reading. Looked deceptively simple but so..."advanced level" looking, if that makes sense.
How to be humble in Japanese with kenjougo.
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November 17, 2024 at 2:08 PM
How to be humble in Japanese with kenjougo.
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not to brag but i've really become a master of kenjougo 💅 this is what a retail job does to a mf
December 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
not to brag but i've really become a master of kenjougo 💅 this is what a retail job does to a mf
Sonkeigo/Kenjougo is so tiring
but I remember an episode of Sailor Moon that I watched, where Usagi had to go to go to some fancy event, and they asked her to string together keigo, but it ended in some long しておりましょうでしょうかしら or something and I was like
oh
native speakers also struggle 😂
but I remember an episode of Sailor Moon that I watched, where Usagi had to go to go to some fancy event, and they asked her to string together keigo, but it ended in some long しておりましょうでしょうかしら or something and I was like
oh
native speakers also struggle 😂
April 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Sonkeigo/Kenjougo is so tiring
but I remember an episode of Sailor Moon that I watched, where Usagi had to go to go to some fancy event, and they asked her to string together keigo, but it ended in some long しておりましょうでしょうかしら or something and I was like
oh
native speakers also struggle 😂
but I remember an episode of Sailor Moon that I watched, where Usagi had to go to go to some fancy event, and they asked her to string together keigo, but it ended in some long しておりましょうでしょうかしら or something and I was like
oh
native speakers also struggle 😂
5 Languages I'd Want Instant Fluent
1. Japanese (I hate spending time learning sonkeigo/kenjougo)
2. French (grammar is hard!)
3. Latin (cuz Catholicism/Classical Texts)
4. Greek (cuz Eastern Catholicism/Orthodoxy/Classical Texts)
5. Chinese (cuz literature, Romance of the 3 Kingdoms games)
1. Japanese (I hate spending time learning sonkeigo/kenjougo)
2. French (grammar is hard!)
3. Latin (cuz Catholicism/Classical Texts)
4. Greek (cuz Eastern Catholicism/Orthodoxy/Classical Texts)
5. Chinese (cuz literature, Romance of the 3 Kingdoms games)
5 languages I’d want “instant fluent”
1. Korean. Full mastery of all East Asian languages.
2. Spanish. I live in California!
3. Vietnamese. Lots of Viet folks in my industry.
4. French. So they don’t act super snobby against me.
5. (Extremely niche) Manchu, to better study the Qing archives.
1. Korean. Full mastery of all East Asian languages.
2. Spanish. I live in California!
3. Vietnamese. Lots of Viet folks in my industry.
4. French. So they don’t act super snobby against me.
5. (Extremely niche) Manchu, to better study the Qing archives.
5 Languages you'd want to be "instantly fluent" in (**fluency is a faulty concept, but we'll go with it):
1. Japanese (I'm decent, but native-level would be nice)
2. Mandarin
3. Korean
4. Mongolian
5. Something crazy like Tocharian or Kagonma-ben. Not sure which is more unintelligible.
1. Japanese (I'm decent, but native-level would be nice)
2. Mandarin
3. Korean
4. Mongolian
5. Something crazy like Tocharian or Kagonma-ben. Not sure which is more unintelligible.
August 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
5 Languages I'd Want Instant Fluent
1. Japanese (I hate spending time learning sonkeigo/kenjougo)
2. French (grammar is hard!)
3. Latin (cuz Catholicism/Classical Texts)
4. Greek (cuz Eastern Catholicism/Orthodoxy/Classical Texts)
5. Chinese (cuz literature, Romance of the 3 Kingdoms games)
1. Japanese (I hate spending time learning sonkeigo/kenjougo)
2. French (grammar is hard!)
3. Latin (cuz Catholicism/Classical Texts)
4. Greek (cuz Eastern Catholicism/Orthodoxy/Classical Texts)
5. Chinese (cuz literature, Romance of the 3 Kingdoms games)
Kenjougo (note that I'm over translating everything to show the grammar - do not actually do this when translating Japanese OR assume it's evidence that Japanese people are "hyper polite" or other orientalist nonsense):
January 7, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Kenjougo (note that I'm over translating everything to show the grammar - do not actually do this when translating Japanese OR assume it's evidence that Japanese people are "hyper polite" or other orientalist nonsense):
H-5 menyadari sangat lemah onomatope dan kenjougo sonkeigo
Siapa sih yg ngide keigo keigoan ini
Siapa sih yg ngide keigo keigoan ini
June 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
H-5 menyadari sangat lemah onomatope dan kenjougo sonkeigo
Siapa sih yg ngide keigo keigoan ini
Siapa sih yg ngide keigo keigoan ini
However one quirk is that Saburo will frequently speak in 尊敬語 (sonkeigo) and 謙譲語 (kenjougo) [respectful language and humble language] so his sentences in Common will come out like this:
"The cat sniffed my boba."
"The most honorable cat partook in a scent of my humble boba."
(pic somewhat related)
"The cat sniffed my boba."
"The most honorable cat partook in a scent of my humble boba."
(pic somewhat related)
December 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
However one quirk is that Saburo will frequently speak in 尊敬語 (sonkeigo) and 謙譲語 (kenjougo) [respectful language and humble language] so his sentences in Common will come out like this:
"The cat sniffed my boba."
"The most honorable cat partook in a scent of my humble boba."
(pic somewhat related)
"The cat sniffed my boba."
"The most honorable cat partook in a scent of my humble boba."
(pic somewhat related)
She didn't correct anything I said, so I think I at least used the sonkeigo and kenjougo correctly.
But it still feels weird that a big chunk of this class is to learn how to address higher-ups (which includes professors), and then the professor basically says "Just treat me like your equal."
But it still feels weird that a big chunk of this class is to learn how to address higher-ups (which includes professors), and then the professor basically says "Just treat me like your equal."
October 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
She didn't correct anything I said, so I think I at least used the sonkeigo and kenjougo correctly.
But it still feels weird that a big chunk of this class is to learn how to address higher-ups (which includes professors), and then the professor basically says "Just treat me like your equal."
But it still feels weird that a big chunk of this class is to learn how to address higher-ups (which includes professors), and then the professor basically says "Just treat me like your equal."
tbh this isnt really a fair comparison bc Japanese formality has way more levels of complexity to it than english
you got teinego, kenjougo 1&2, sonkeigo, specific particles and words only used for each level, and thats not even accounting for the fact that politeness and formality lie on
you got teinego, kenjougo 1&2, sonkeigo, specific particles and words only used for each level, and thats not even accounting for the fact that politeness and formality lie on
May 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
tbh this isnt really a fair comparison bc Japanese formality has way more levels of complexity to it than english
you got teinego, kenjougo 1&2, sonkeigo, specific particles and words only used for each level, and thats not even accounting for the fact that politeness and formality lie on
you got teinego, kenjougo 1&2, sonkeigo, specific particles and words only used for each level, and thats not even accounting for the fact that politeness and formality lie on
I like the idea that his Japanese voice speaks in what he perceives to be "proper" (as a compensation for his appearance), so he uses ワタクシ in a somewhat stilted manner and almost never uses short form, but he also isn't educated enough to use sonkeigo/kenjougo
December 24, 2024 at 2:37 AM
I like the idea that his Japanese voice speaks in what he perceives to be "proper" (as a compensation for his appearance), so he uses ワタクシ in a somewhat stilted manner and almost never uses short form, but he also isn't educated enough to use sonkeigo/kenjougo
⚠️ on a similar note and lite mh wilds spoilers below ⚠️
one of my favorite little touches within the writing is the hunter’s use of kenjougo when acknowledging alma’s authorization to hunt arkveld — it’s the only instance where the hunter responds formally to a guild authorization but the use of
one of my favorite little touches within the writing is the hunter’s use of kenjougo when acknowledging alma’s authorization to hunt arkveld — it’s the only instance where the hunter responds formally to a guild authorization but the use of
March 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
⚠️ on a similar note and lite mh wilds spoilers below ⚠️
one of my favorite little touches within the writing is the hunter’s use of kenjougo when acknowledging alma’s authorization to hunt arkveld — it’s the only instance where the hunter responds formally to a guild authorization but the use of
one of my favorite little touches within the writing is the hunter’s use of kenjougo when acknowledging alma’s authorization to hunt arkveld — it’s the only instance where the hunter responds formally to a guild authorization but the use of
Simply put, kenjōgo means that the speaker talks about **what they are doing for the person of higher status**. In doing so, they place the person of higher status at the center of attention and take a back seat themselves.
#japanese #learningjapanese #keigo #kenjougo #kenjōgo
#japanese #learningjapanese #keigo #kenjougo #kenjōgo
September 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Simply put, kenjōgo means that the speaker talks about **what they are doing for the person of higher status**. In doing so, they place the person of higher status at the center of attention and take a back seat themselves.
#japanese #learningjapanese #keigo #kenjougo #kenjōgo
#japanese #learningjapanese #keigo #kenjougo #kenjōgo
Keigo sucks — but thinking about Keigo will melt your brain 🧠🔥
Here’s my take on the Japanese honorific system:
👉 Teineigo & Teichougo → show politeness to the person you're talking to.
🗣️ Kenjougo & Sonkeigo → show politeness to the person you're talking […]
[Original post on hessen.social]
Here’s my take on the Japanese honorific system:
👉 Teineigo & Teichougo → show politeness to the person you're talking to.
🗣️ Kenjougo & Sonkeigo → show politeness to the person you're talking […]
[Original post on hessen.social]
September 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Keigo sucks — but thinking about Keigo will melt your brain 🧠🔥
Here’s my take on the Japanese honorific system:
👉 Teineigo & Teichougo → show politeness to the person you're talking to.
🗣️ Kenjougo & Sonkeigo → show politeness to the person you're talking […]
[Original post on hessen.social]
Here’s my take on the Japanese honorific system:
👉 Teineigo & Teichougo → show politeness to the person you're talking to.
🗣️ Kenjougo & Sonkeigo → show politeness to the person you're talking […]
[Original post on hessen.social]