閣下
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See also: 阁下
Chinese[edit]
council-chamber; shelf | under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter | ||
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trad. (閣下) | 閣 | 下 | |
simp. (阁下) | 阁 | 下 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
閣下
- (literary) Your Excellency; His or Her Excellency; Your Honour
- (archaic) at the foot of a tower or pavilion
Usage notes[edit]
Originally a term of respect toward members of the nobility; became a more generic term of respect later on.
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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閣 | 下 |
かく > かっ Grade: 6 |
か Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Noun[edit]
- (your, his, her) Excellency
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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閣 | 下 |
Noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
Hán tự in this term | |
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閣 | 下 |
Pronoun[edit]
閣下
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