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Mugiwara
01-13-2006, 12:28 PM
I have wondered for a while now.. When do you use these ones? (I know Senpai, Sensei and Sama) But when do you use San, Chan, Kun and Dono? Write more if you know more of 'em.. It would be really ncie if you did.. Thanks
Here's a thread which explains it alot:
http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=9226
Orochimaru
01-13-2006, 01:01 PM
-san: The most common Japanese honorific, used to denote respect and formality, essentially the same as "Mr," "Mrs" or "Miss." Used with a first name to denote familiarity.
-dono: Used as a term of respect. Inferior to' Sama' but superior to ' San'. Not frequently used in anime but beginning to emerge in newer series.
-sama: Denotes a large amount of respect for the person. Used for those with higher status such as respected teachers and lords. Also used by women to show a great amount of love and respect for their husbands or lovers.
-kun: Denotes familiarity and friendship when used to refer to male friends of the same age or younger. Can be exchanged with -san. Also used by to refer to younger or lower ranking women, often used in the workplace to refer to ones female employees.
-chan: Denotes familiarity and friendship and used to refer to someone who is the same age or younger. Generally used to refer to female friends, pets and children. Only used to refer to similarly aged males when refering to a boyfriend or lover.
-ko: Denotes familiarity with a femal friend, often used to refer to one's girlfriend.
There you go smile-big
*Note to mod. : merge this thread with the one Sho pointed out.
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