Keigo

Keigo, a linguistic phenomenon in Japanese culture, is a set of formal language conventions used to express politeness, respect, and social hierarchy in communication. It includes three main levels: sonkeigo, which uses honorific verb forms and humble expressions to show respect to superiors; kenjougo, which employs humble language to downplay oneself when speaking to higher-status individuals; and teineigo, a polite form of standard Japanese for formal settings. Keigo is crucial in Japanese society, reflecting hierarchy and politeness. It involves using respectful expressions, appropriate vocabulary, and complex grammatical forms. Mastering keigo is seen as a mark of maturity, professionalism, and social awareness.

"先生、おっしゃるとおりにいたします " (Sensei, ossharu to ori ni itashimasu.)

Translation: "As you have instructed, teacher, I will do as you say."

In this sentence, "おっしゃる" (ossharu) is a respectful and honorific verb form of "to say" used to address someone of higher status, which is an example of sonkeigo. The sentence also includes other keigo elements such as the honorific prefix "お" (o) attached to the verb, the respectful suffix "に" (ni) used with the verb "いたします" (itashimasu) to further convey politeness, and the humble verb form "いたします" (itashimasu) used to show humility. Together, these keigo elements demonstrate politeness and respect towards the addressed person in a formal setting.

Jinseiwamuimide-minnashindeshimaunda

Jinseiwamuimide-minnashindeshimaunda or 人生は無意味でみんな死んでしまうんだ is a Japanese word that means: "Life is meaningless and we're all gonna die". This word is actually a portmanteau of 人生は無意味で—or Jinseiwamuimide—and みんな死んでしまうんだ—or Minnashindeshimaunda. In Japanglish, you could say Jinseiwameaningless-minnashindie. Now, this is only in one way that you can say "Life is meaningless and we're all gonna die" because of 3 main Japanese systems which are Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji; and of course Keigo—iykyk. Now rememeber, Japanese people always say things energetically, so don't go saying to people "Jinseiwamuimide-minnashindeshimaunda!٩(^ᴗ^)۶".

Person 1: おい、お前！どうしたんだ？(•‿ •)
Person 2: Jinseiwamuimide-minnashindeshimaunda (•_•)
Person 1: セラピーの予約はできますか—