高こう誼ぎ

こ

う

ぎ

Meanings

your kindness; your favor

Honorific noun used to refer respectfully to someone's kindness or favors conferred upon the speaker. Often appears in formal written correspondence or set phrases like ご高誼にあずかる.

平へい素そより格かく別べつのご高こう誼ぎを賜たまわり、厚あつく御おん礼れい申もうし上あげます。
We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued kindness and favor.
今こん後ごとも変かわらぬご高こう誼ぎのほど、よろしくお願ねがい申もうし上あげます。
We humbly ask for your continued kindness and support in the future.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
誼friendship, intimacy
宜best regards, good

Related words

好こう意い
好意 is a general term for goodwill or kindness, while 高誼 is a formal honorific expression used specifically to refer to someone else's kindness or favor toward the speaker.
恩おん恵けい
恩恵 refers to benefits or blessings received, often from a higher power or authority, whereas 高誼 is a polite acknowledgment of personal kindness or favor.

Written forms

高こう誼ぎUsage100%
Standard kanji form for this honorific expression.
高こう宜ぎ
Variant kanji form; less common than 高誼.

Etymology

Compound of 高 (こう, 'high, noble') and 誼 (ぎ, 'friendship, goodwill'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys a respectful reference to another's kindness.