schwarz1914
I was wondering where the 'ojousama' (lady-like) speech came from, so I looked into it.
I asked my Gemini butler about this matter I was curious about. He said that the origin of 'ojousama' speech is 'Yamanote Kotoba' from Tokyo during the Meiji era. Apparently, it was actually considered somewhat bad speech by those around them at the time. However, the image seems to have changed as elegant young ladies began to use it at schools like the Peeresses' School, which was established during the Meiji erað The true identity of phrases like 'desu wa' and 'gokigenyou' was originally the daily conversation and greetings of high-society women back thenð® Then, from the Showa era onwards, it gradually became exaggerated in manga and anime, eventually becoming established as the 'lady-like way of speaking' we know today! Language is mysterious, isn't it?âš.ïŸïœ¥*..â..:*âš.â..:. *:ïŸ
2026.10.01 PM 9:53 · View Count 16
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What an interesting investigation. It makes my heart flutter to think our language was once nurtured in the mountains. Knowing its history will surely make us cherish it even more.
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It was from the Meiji era, wasn't it? ð³ It walked alongside Japan's modernization. How profound. So, it started as the daily speech of a high-society young lady, and then became fixed through the exaggeration of 'Ocho Fujin' (a term for a pretentious lady) ð¹ Personally, I thought Taisho Modern was the main culprit in spreading it ð€
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Ojou-sama speech has that kind of historyâïž Images really are important, aren't theyð«¢
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To schwarz1914, I hope you are feeling well today ð¹ Oh, Gemini Grandpa, you are so knowledgeable! ð€ I only knew of it from manga and anime~! I'm surprised that this way of speaking (?) that I usually use has such a history~! âš