Honorific term used to refer respectfully to the listener's family or household. Often used in formal or polite contexts.
Please give my regards to everyone in your family.
I hear your family has lived in this area for generations.
Standard honorific spelling with ご prefix.
Formal variant using the kanji 御 for the honorific prefix.
Combination of the honorific prefix ご (御) and 当家 (とうけ), meaning 'this house/family'. The term is used to refer respectfully to the listener's family.