Japanese vocabulary

謙譲語1 「けんじょうご1」

Humble verbs 1 (Kenjōgo)

Part 1

Elementary

Words

参る 「まいる」 [mairu]
to go/come (humble)
おる 「おる」 [oru]
to be, to exist (humble)
申す 「もうす」 [mōsu]
to say, to be called (humble)
申し上げる 「もうしあげる」 [mōshiageru]
to state, to express (humble)
致す 「いたす」 [itasu]
to do (humble)
いただく 「いただく」 [itadaku]
to receive/eat/drink (humble)
拝見する 「はいけんする」 [haiken suru]
to look at, to see (humble)
存じる 「ぞんじる」 [zonjiru]
to think/know (humble)
伺う 「うかがう」 [ukagau]
to visit/ask/hear (humble)
差し上げる 「さしあげる」 [sashiageru]
to give, to offer (humble)

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