てい
丁
ねい
寧
ご
語

noun

Linguistics terminology.
  1. polite language (e.g. masu, desu).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てい
丁
ねい
寧
ご
語
 丁寧語 ていねいご

Contained Kanji Breakdown

street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
rather, preferably, peaceful
ネイ　むし.ろ　あき (Early High School, N1)
used as a term of comparison
ネイ　むし.ろ
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
word, speech, language
ゴ　かた.る (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
I, my, our
われ　わが-　あ- (Kentei Pre-1)
five
ゴ　い　いつ (1st, N5)