おっしゃる

お

っ

しゃ

る

Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

godan verb (-aru, special), transitive verb

usually written using kana alonehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Honorific verb used to describe what a respected person says. Equivalent to 言う in respectful speech.

お名な前まえは何なんとおっしゃいますか。

What is your name? (honorific)

godan verb (-aru, special), transitive verb

usually written using kana alonehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Used in the pattern ...とおっしゃる after a person's name to mean 'is called ...'. Honorific equivalent of ...と言う.

言いう
Plain form of 'to say'. おっしゃる is the honorific equivalent used to show respect to the subject.
申もうす
Humble form of 'to say'. Used when the speaker refers to their own actions humbly, while おっしゃる elevates the other person's actions.

Honorific form of 言う (いう). Derived from お + しゃる, an old honorific auxiliary.