1. Noun

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   honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

2. Wikipedia definition

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   Honorific speech in Japanese

Example sentences

• 最近、目上の人に敬語を使わない若者が多い。

  Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.

• 敬語というのは日本語の一番難しいところだと思います。

  I think honorific language is the hardest part of Japanese.