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Name suffix| Nobrand |  Posted: Dec 3 2003, 11:03 AM |
IDW Member  Group: Members Posts: 17 Member No.: 947 Joined: Oct 24th 2003 Location: Update Profile | Hello, Ive just got into anime, but i noticed that they add suffixes to the name of the ppl. For example, the add -chan , -kun, -sama, -dono. What are the meaning of these? |
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| |[ .tainted. ]| | Posted: Dec 3 2003, 02:31 PM |
IDforum OG member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,156 Member No.: 141 Joined: Dec 11th 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada | that's part of the japanese language... i think it's to distinguish between someone older... younger... of same age... teacher... a japanese person should be able to help you with that...  |
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| CrypticApathy | Posted: Dec 3 2003, 05:54 PM |
OH SNAP! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,930 Member No.: 1,065 Joined: Nov 28th 2003 Location: Tampa FL | there kinda the equivlent of englishs Mr. Mrs. Miss. from what ive been told |
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| Phantom | Posted: Dec 4 2003, 10:36 AM |
IDW God Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Member No.: 688 Joined: Sep 9th 2003 Location: Update Profile | if im not mistaken, chan is used for young girls kun is used like mr sama is used when talking to people of higher athority or a elderly person and dono is used to refer to a mature women and teacher is sensei |
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| killerenergy | Posted: Dec 4 2003, 12:47 PM |
Hi! Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,360 Member No.: 152 Joined: Dec 22nd 2002 Location: Ohio | |
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| MidnightViper88 | Posted: Dec 4 2003, 01:37 PM | ||
Ballistic heartbreak Group: Advanced Members Posts: 16,831 Member No.: 1,034 Joined: Nov 22nd 2003 Location: Richards Majestic, apartment 51 |
Right off the bat, I can tell you -chan is used to refer to someone who's younger than you (As -san is for someone older than you) and -kun are for people who are your friends... [edit]I'm also not sure about whether you can use it as a suffix or not, but I'm sure the word "Sama" means "king", since I learned from a Japanese friend of mine the phrase "Kuso kasi sama", which means "King of all shit", or something very close to those lines...  [/edit]
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| KenshinX | Posted: Dec 4 2003, 05:39 PM | ||
Dark Hitokiri Group: Members Posts: 380 Member No.: 186 Joined: Jan 13th 2003 Location: Japan (Just kidding....) Canada |
Chan - this suffix is normally used for young girls and among young people alike, much as how -kun is used except for the gender-specific, which is dictated in common Japanese language. You usually refer to someone as chan when they are close female friends or a young girl that you know relatively well and have respect for. Most commonly used among teens and young adults. Kun - Same as chan, except normally used for boys and young guys. These kinds of words tend to have a more innocent and polite meaning behind them. Sama - I see this used frequently in reference to one's master or an elder. A term used to garner one's authority and usually is used when someone refers to somebody of higher rank, respect and general power. It has very high credibility, it mainly refers to one's superiority over another in different ways. Some subtle, some not so....... Dono - Polite term normally used in reference to mature girls. I don't know that much about this one, sorry. | ||
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| Phantom | Posted: Dec 4 2003, 05:42 PM |
IDW God Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Member No.: 688 Joined: Sep 9th 2003 Location: Update Profile | man you people are just ripping posts THATS WAT I SAID EXACTLY! you havent added anything new! >.<  |
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| Ruki | Posted: Dec 4 2003, 07:07 PM |
Ruki-chan Group: Members Posts: 32 Member No.: 294 Joined: Mar 7th 2003 Location: Update Profile | I agree with KenshinX-san and Phantom-san. ^^ *nods* |
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| Seychella | Posted: Dec 5 2003, 12:30 AM | ||
IDW Web Designer Group: Members Posts: 153 Member No.: 1,044 Joined: Nov 24th 2003 Location: Update Profile |
no offence Phantom-san but u can not say they were "ripping" ur posts.. i do believe the later posts have gone into a much more detailed explaination of the suffixes than you had originally @_@ I"m sure you understand them and how they're used.. but think of somone who doesnt understand.... they would probably prefer an explaination that's more in depth...  | ||
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