The use of deferential language is symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman, which dominates conservative gender norms in Japan.

使用恭敬的语言是儒家理想女性的象征，在日本保守的性别规范中占主导地位。

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The fact that young Japanese women are using less deferential language is a sure sign of change — of social change and of linguistic change.

年轻日本女性使用越来越少的敬语毫无疑问是社会变化和语言变化的标志。

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The fact that young Japanese women are using less deferential language is a sure sign of change — of social change and of linguistic change.

年轻日本女性使用越来越少的敬语毫无疑问是社会变化和语言变化的标志。

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