3.0 Humble vs Honorific
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3.0 Humble vs Honorific
In Japanese society, there exists the concept of inner and outer circles.
Your family is in your inner circle and other people are in the outer circle.
How you address people and how you talk about people (in the honorific or humble form) depends on which circle they are in.
There are honorific and humble terms for family members. The honorific term for father is "otousan" and the humble term for father is "chichi."
Let's look at some examples of when to use honorific terms and when to use humble terms for family members.
Your family is in your inner circle and other people are in the outer circle.
How you address people and how you talk about people (in the honorific or humble form) depends on which circle they are in.
There are honorific and humble terms for family members. The honorific term for father is "otousan" and the humble term for father is "chichi."
Let's look at some examples of when to use honorific terms and when to use humble terms for family members.