謙譲語{けんじょうご} nouns such as 弊社{へいしゃ}, etc


As explained in the thread titled ["Can 美化語{びかご} create implied
subjects?"](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/18723/can-%E7%BE%8E%E5%8C%96%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%B3%E3%81%8B%E3%81%94-create-
implied-subjects), in a very, very limited number of circumstances a noun
could be upgraded to pseudo-尊敬語 by using 美化語 (such as ご気分{きぶん}, etc). However,
at least one noun, 会社{かいしゃ}, seems to have a clear 尊敬語 and 謙譲語 form:

  * 御社{おんしゃ} = "company (implied your company)"

  * 弊社 = "company (implied my company)"

I am thinking that "御社、会社、弊社" might be similar to these verbs with regard to
turning them into 敬語:

  * 御覧になる、見る、拝見する
  * 召し上がる、食べる、いただく
  * ご存知、知る、存じる

etc.

Just like there are "irregular" verbs in Japanese, there are "irregular" ways
to turn a verb into 敬語。So, I'm thinking that:

> 御社、会社、弊社

is an "irregular" way of making 敬語 nouns. After all, if there is no irregular
謙譲語 word for the noun, I don't think that you can transform a noun into 謙譲語。

**So that I can google better and talk with native speakers about this
better:**

  * What are a few nouns that have a distinct 尊敬語 (no connection with 美化語)?
  * What are a few nouns that have _any_ 謙譲語 form?

And, is anything that I said in this thread wrong?

btw: I am **only** interested in 敬語 _nouns_. In this thread, I don't care
about 敬語 _verbs_.




**There are simply too many to mention.**

Here are some of the more common trios of words presented in the order of
[尊敬語]{そんけいご}--[普通語]{ふつうご}--[謙譲語]{けんじょうご}.

> English: Respectful (your ~~) -- General (a/an ~~) -- Humble (my/our ~~)

Shop: [貴店]{きてん}--[店]{みせ}--[当店]{とうてん}

School: [貴校]{きこう}--[学校]{がっこう}--[当校]{とうこう}

Bank: [貴行]{きこう}--[銀行]{ぎんこう}--[当行]{とうこう}

Offer/Gift: [厚志]{こうし}--[物品]{ぶっぴん}--[寸志]{すんし}

Opinion: [高見]{こうけん}--[意見]{いけん}--[愚見]{ぐけん}

House: [尊宅]{そんたく}--[家]{いえ}--[小宅]{しょうたく}

Manuscript: [玉稿]{ぎょっこう}--[原稿]{げんこう}--[拙稿]{せっこう}

Son: [子息]{しそく}--[息子]{むすこ}--[愚息]{ぐそく}

Group of people: [各位]{かくい}--[集団]{しゅうだん}--[一同]{いちどう}

Letter: [芳書]{ほうしょ}--[手紙]{てがみ}--[寸書]{すんしょ}

Handwriting: [尊筆]{そんぴつ}--[筆跡]{ひっせき}--[拙筆]{せっぴつ}

EDIT: I forgot to say that I do not really understand what you mean by
"irregular". In 「御社、会社、弊社」, it uses 御 for "respectful" and 弊 for "humble". Is
that not pretty "regular" in that sense?




**There are simply too many to mention.**

Here are some of the more common trios of words presented in the order of
[尊敬語]{そんけいご}--[普通語]{ふつうご}--[謙譲語]{けんじょうご}.

> English: Respectful (your ~~) -- General (a/an ~~) -- Humble (my/our ~~)

Shop: [貴店]{きてん}--[店]{みせ}--[当店]{とうてん}

School: [貴校]{きこう}--[学校]{がっこう}--[当校]{とうこう}

Bank: [貴行]{きこう}--[銀行]{ぎんこう}--[当行]{とうこう}

Offer/Gift: [厚志]{こうし}--[物品]{ぶっぴん}--[寸志]{すんし}

Opinion: [高見]{こうけん}--[意見]{いけん}--[愚見]{ぐけん}

House: [尊宅]{そんたく}--[家]{いえ}--[小宅]{しょうたく}

Manuscript: [玉稿]{ぎょっこう}--[原稿]{げんこう}--[拙稿]{せっこう}

Son: [子息]{しそく}--[息子]{むすこ}--[愚息]{ぐそく}

Group of people: [各位]{かくい}--[集団]{しゅうだん}--[一同]{いちどう}

Letter: [芳書]{ほうしょ}--[手紙]{てがみ}--[寸書]{すんしょ}

Handwriting: [尊筆]{そんぴつ}--[筆跡]{ひっせき}--[拙筆]{せっぴつ}

EDIT: I forgot to say that I do not really understand what you mean by
"irregular". In 「御社、会社、弊社」, it uses 御 for "respectful" and 弊 for "humble". Is
that not pretty "regular" in that sense?

