小しょう生せい

pronoun

I; me; my humble self

Humble first-person pronoun used mainly by men in formal letters. Conveys modesty and respect toward the recipient.

• 小しょう生せいは先せん日じつ、貴き社しゃを訪ほう問もんいたしました。

  I visited your company the other day.

• 小しょう生せいの不ふ徳とくの致いたすところでございます。

  It is due to my own lack of virtue.