おっしゃる

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

おっしゃる · godan verb (-aru, special)

Meanings

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

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.

〈人ひと〉が〈事こと〉とおっしゃるto say (that) ~ (honorific, about a respected person)
先せん生せいは明日あした試し験けんがあるとおっしゃった。
The teacher said that there would be a test tomorrow.
〈人ひと〉は〈物もの〉とおっしゃるto be called ~ (honorific, giving someone's name)
あの方かたは田た中なかさんとおっしゃいます。
That person is called Mr. Tanaka.
何なんとおっしゃいましたかpolite way to ask someone to repeat what they said
すみません、もう一いち度ど、何なんとおっしゃいましたか。
I'm sorry, could you tell me again what you said?

言いうplainN4sense 1
言う is the plain, neutral verb for 'to say', while おっしゃる is its honorific (尊敬語) counterpart used when describing a respected person's speech.
申もうすhumble 謙譲語N4sense 1
申す is the humble (謙譲語) counterpart used when the speaker talks about their own act of speaking, while おっしゃる is used to honor someone else's speech.
申もうし上あげるplainN4
おっしゃる is the honorific verb used for a respected person's own act of speaking, whereas 申し上げる is the humble verb used for the speaker's own act of speaking to that person.

いらっしゃるN5
おっしゃる means 'to say' (honorific), while いらっしゃる means 'to come/go/be' (honorific); their similar godan-aru conjugation pattern often causes learners to mix them up.

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