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Japanese Phrases and words 1
by Megan C.
copyright 05-31-2007


Age Rating: 4 to 127

 
Name suffixes:
-sama= A very formal, respected ending. It is used for someone of superior status, such as you boss, or to one's guests as a host/hostess.
-sensei=A respectful name meaning teacher. It also stands alone as a separate word.
-chan=A term of affection or friendship, it is used to form "pet" names. It should be used by young children, girls, or two people in a relationship.
-kun=It is used by a socially superior male to a socially inferior on, or between males who grew up together. Girls go straight from chan to san, but boys have a period of kun in between.
-san=A usual term of respect, like Mr. or Mrs.. It can be attached to first or last names.
-sempai=Used for one in the same general social class, but still socially superior.
-hime= Means princess.
-kimi=Means prince.
-kouhi/kisaki=Means queen.
Calling somebody by their name alone, without a suffix is taken as being either very familiar or very rough. Using no suffix can be seen as offensive.


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02-12-2008 Bethany B.    

Thank you for putting the Japanese suffixes on the internet. I am so happy that I finally found them and they are all correct.
12-16-2007 Lauren T.    

Nice job!
Some people over use these though, and honestly its agrivating, but when used correctly they are very nice. xD
I knew most of these, but it was informative all the same. Make more please?
- Laur
12-01-2007 Jacob Stiles    

Sugoi Megan-chan!
I hope you make this a series! I learned most of my japanese words and phrases by watching various anime in japanese with english subtitles. Thanks for the refresher course! I'm taking a japanese language class soon and my goal is to become fluent in Nihongo!
Jya mata!
07-12-2007 Megan C.    

Yay! 100 reads! Thank you very much, domo arigato! Please read Warriors fanfic: Light of StarClan if possible!
06-25-2007 Sammy A.    

Oh my.. I will have to use these when I go to Japan. Don't want to give the wrong impression... using the wrong honorific could send out the wrong impression. Thanks for the info!
06-04-2007 Haley R.    

Thanks! This is so helpful! When I watched my sailor moon dvd's I always wondered what "chan" and "san" and all those other suffixes meant! Thanks, so much! =]

-Haley R.
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