二に重じゅう敬けい語ご

noun

redundant keigo; double honorific

A linguistic term for an improper combination of honorific forms, such as using the passive honorific ～られる together with a verb that is already honorific (e.g., おっしゃられる instead of おっしゃる). Often cited as a common mistake in business Japanese.

See also: 敬語

• 「おっしゃられる」は二に重じゅう敬けい語ごの典てん型けい的てきな例れいです。

  "Ossharareru" is a typical example of redundant keigo.

• ビジネス文ぶん書しょでは二に重じゅう敬けい語ごに注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

  In business writing, one must be careful about double honorifics.