Lesson 49 Vocabulary

Japanese Honorific Verbs (Sonkeigo) – Minna no Nihongo 2 Textbook Lesson 49..

In this lesson, you will learn Sonkeigo (Honorific Japanese). Sonkeigo is used when talking about the actions of someone you respect, such as your teacher, boss, customer, or seniors. It makes your Japanese sound polite and professional.

Below is the complete vocabulary list from Lesson 49, written only in Japanese and English for learning accuracy.

📘 Vocabulary List – Lesson 49

りようします – use

つとめます – work

やすみます – go to bed / rest

かけます – sit down

すごします – spend (time)

よります – stop by

いらっしゃいます – go / come / be (honorific)

めしあがります – eat / drink (honorific)

おっしゃいます – say (honorific)

なさいます – do (honorific)

ごらんになります – see / look (honorific)

ごぞんじです – know (honorific)

ねつをだします – run a fever

しつれいいたします – excuse me / goodbye (humble)

めざします – aim for

すすみます – go on / continue

かいはつします – develop

じゅしょうします – receive a prize

あいさつ – greeting

はいざら – ashtray

りょかん – Japanese-style inn

かいじょう – hall / venue

バスてい – bus stop

ぼうえき – trade

～さま – Mr. / Ms. (honorific title)

かえりに – on the way back

たまに – sometimes

ちっとも – not at all

えんりょなく – without hesitation

～ねん～くみ – grade ~ class ~

では – well then

よろしくおつたえください – please give my regards

こうし – lecturer

おおくの – many

さくひん – work of art

せかいてきに – worldwide

さっか – author

～でございます – is (very polite form of “desu”)

ちょうなん – eldest son

しょうがい – disability

おもちです – have (honorific)

さっきょく – musical composition

かつどう – activity

それでは – well then / so

とうきょうだいがく – University of Tokyo

のーべるぶんがくしょう – Nobel Prize in Literature