敬称

See also: 敬稱

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 敬称 – see 敬稱 (“honorific title; respectful form of address; term of respect; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 敬稱).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
敬	称
けい Grade: 6	しょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
敬稱 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Sinitic 敬稱／敬称 (jìngchēng).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けーしょー [kèéshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːɕo̞ː]

Noun

敬(けい)称(しょう) • (keishō) 

1. respectful address
2. title of honor