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There are several different levels of politeness in the Japanese language, keigo (敬語) being the highest. Keigo can be classified into three categories: sonkeigo (尊敬語;the person being talked about is of higher status), kenjougo (謙譲語; to humble oneself) and teineigo (丁寧語; listener is of higher status).
Example of usage
| Standard verb
| keigo
| keigo hiragana
| translation
| category
| | する | 致す | いたす | to do | kenjougo
| | 知る | 存じる | ぞんじる | to know |
| | 食べる | 頂く | いただく | to eat | kenjougo
| | 食べる | 召し上がる | めしあがる | to eat | sonkeigo
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