敬体

Japanese
Kanji in this term
敬 体
けい
Grade: 6		 たい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
敬體 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) けーたい [kèétáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːta̠i]

Noun

敬(けい)体(たい) • (keitai) 

  1. (grammar) polite form, in which sentence ends in です (desu) or ます (masu)
    Synonyms: です体, ですます体

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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