How to say 'Honorific' in Japanese | 尊

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The Japanese word for Honorific is 'Mikoto', written as 尊 in Japanese.'Honorific' in hiragana is みこと.

word

尊

Meaning

Honorific

Reading

みこと

mikoto

Kanji

尊Respect, Revered

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '尊 (みこと)' is an honorific used to show deep respect, often attached to the names of deities, emperors, or other highly revered figures. It conveys a sense of sacredness or divinity. For example: the sun goddess Amaterasu is referred to as '天照大御神 (あまてらすおおみかみ)', where '大御神 (おおみかみ)' includes the honorific '御 (み)' and '神 (かみ)' meaning 'god'. Another example is the historical figure Prince Shōtoku, who is often called '聖徳太子 (しょうとくたいし)', but in more reverent contexts, '聖徳太子尊 (しょうとくたいしみこと)' might be used. This suffix is rarely used in modern everyday language and is mostly found in historical, religious, or literary contexts.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6200

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 尊

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

尊

Meaning

Respect, Revered

Words Related to 尊 Through the Kanji 尊

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 尊 as well.

word

尊敬

Meaning

Respect

word

尊重

Meaning

Respect

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