Honorific speech in Japanese - WikipediaThe Japanese language has a system of honorific speech, referred to as keigo (Japanese: 敬（けい）語（ご）, literally "respectful language"), parts of speech that show respect. Their use is mandatory in many social situations. Honorifics in Japanese may be used to emphasize social distance or disparity in rank, or to emphasize social intimacy or similarity in rank. Japanese honorific titles, often simply c
