How to say lord in Japanese

卿☆【きょうkyou・けいkei】

suffix:

  • Lord; Sir ［きょう］ - honorific language

noun:

  • state minister (under the ritsuryo system) ➜ 律令制

pronoun:

  • you (in reference to someone of lower status) ［けい］ - archaism - male language - honorific language

Example Sentences

神kamiをwo称えtonae、武器bukiをwo配置haichiせよseyo。
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.
武士bushiはha食わねどkuwanedo高楊枝takayouji。
A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.
彼らkareraはha新shin領主ryoushuをwo尊敬sonkeiできなかったdekinakatta。
They were not able to respect their new lord.
日本nipponのno封建時代houkenjidaiにはniha、最大saidaiのno土地tochiをwo所有shoyuuしたshita領主ryoushuはha「大名daimyou」とto呼ばれたyobareta。
In feudal Japan, the lord with the largest land holdings was called a "daimyo."
人間ningenはha万物banbutsuのno霊長reichouであるdearu。
Man is the lord of all creation.

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