お
Reading: お
Meaning: honorific prefix
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Example Sentence
お 茶 を 飲み ながら 話した
We talked while drinking tea.
Usage Notes
Polite prefix attached to nouns. Common with everyday items (お茶, お金), body parts (お腹), and actions (お帰り). Generally written in hiragana. Different from ご which is used with Chinese-origin words.
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