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紳士淑女 (しんししゅくじょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

紳しん士し淑しゅく女じょ

Meanings

1

noun

ladies and gentlemen

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Formal address or reference to a mixed-gender audience, often used in speeches, announcements, or event settings.

紳しん士し淑しゅく女じょの皆みな様さま、本ほん日じつはお集あつまりいただきありがとうございます。
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for gathering here today.

Kanji

紳sire, good belt, gentleman
士gentleman, scholar, samurai
淑graceful, gentle, pure
女

woman, female

Similar words

皆みな様さま
A general polite term for 'everyone', without the gender-specific nuance of 紳士淑女.
ご来らい場じょうの皆みな様さま
A common phrase for addressing an audience at an event, less formal and less gendered than 紳士淑女.

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 紳士 (gentleman) and 淑女 (lady), used as a set phrase for formal address.