御ご仁じん

ご

じ

ん

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

personage; esteemed person

Honorific term for a person, often used with a sarcastic or ironic tone in modern Japanese. It is nowadays often used sarcastically.

あの御ご仁じんはなかなかのやり手てだ。
That personage is quite a capable individual.
またあの御ご仁じんが来きたのか。
Has that esteemed person come again? (sarcastic)

Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
仁humanity, virtue, benevolence
人person

Related words

方かた
Standard polite term for a person; 御仁 is more formal and often carries a sarcastic nuance.
人ひと
Neutral word for person; 御仁 is honorific and can be used ironically.

Written forms

御ご仁じんUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling; the honorific prefix 御 is read ご.
ご仁じんUsage14%
Kana prefix spelling; less common but still encountered.
御ご人じん
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; the reading ごじん is not standard for 人, but this form appears in some contexts.

Etymology

Combination of the honorific prefix 御 (ご) and 仁 (じん), a term for a person of virtue or benevolence. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used to refer to a respected individual, with modern usage often taking on a sarcastic tone.