Title: Japanese profanity - Wikipedia
Headings: Japanese profanity
Japanese profanity
Contents
Language-based profanity
Pronouns and suffixes
Honorific language
Bowing
Sex
Male profanities
Female profanities
Neutral profanities
Insults
Common Japanese insults
Stupidity
Personality/people
Racial euphemisms
Homosexuality
References

Content: The potential form of this is 聞こえる kikoeru, and the corresponding negative form is 聞こえない kikoenai. The polite conjugation of the negative potential plain form is then 聞こえません kikoemasen, as seen in the example (1). In example (3) the speaker has chosen to use the plain form 聞こえない kikoenai, and this indicates a disregard for the social hierarchical status of Ms Ishiyama over the speaker. Japanese women dressed in kimono bowing to each other in formal greeting in a tatami room
Bowing
Bowing was introduced into Japanese culture c. 500–800 BCE, possibly alongside the introduction of Chinese Buddhism into the country. Bowing when greeting another person has become a large part of Japanese culture and there are specific customs that are followed to show humility and respect in situations including business meetings, formal occasions, and day-to-day interactions. When performing a standing bow (正立 seiritsu) to another Japanese speaker, the individual's back should remain straight, with their hands by their side, and eyes averted to the ground. From sitting, the individual should be seated on their knees (正座 seiza) with their hands forming a triangle on the floor in front of them, and head moving towards the hands. The bow does not need to be held for extended time, however the action should not be rushed either. The speed in which the bow is performed, as a result, can infer levels of politeness or rudeness. The depth of the bow performed by an individual changes the meaning of the bow.