てい
ちょう

noun

  1. courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てい
ちょう
丁重語 ていちょうご

Contained Kanji Breakdown

street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
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)