尊大語

Reading

Kana: そんだいご

Romaji: sondaigo

Definition

noun

1

speech used by the speaker to convey the social stature between the speaker and listener; language conveying that the speaker is of greater social status than the listener

Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

Kanji

尊

Readings: ソン、 たっと.い、 とうと.い、 たっと.ぶ、 とうと.ぶ

Meanings: revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

語

Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう

Meanings: word, speech, language