Post by LoneWolf on Sept 15, 2009 16:20:08 GMT -8
-Blank! = By not using any suffix, between people of near ages, you show intimacy. If used between a boy or a girl who are not close friends, it signals that one of them likes the other more.
-Chan = To your friends, means little and Sweet. Almost only used for girls.
-Tan = Sland version of -Chan.
-Kun = To your friends, means 'Young sir/lady'. Almost only used for boys.
-San = Used to talk about most people you meet. Means roughly Madam or Sir. Never used between (close) family and close friends. Used for animals.
-Hiten = To talk about enemies, rivals, people you hate. Almost never used in Japan any more, only in sci fi anime/manga.
-Sama = Great respect for someone.
-Shi = A cross between -San and -Sama. Only used for professionals like engineers and lawyers.
-Sensei = To talk to your teacher. Can be used as a suffix or stand on it's own.
-Kohai = To adress students or juniors.
-Sempai = To adress someone with more experience then you in your area. Can be used as a suffix or stand on it's own. Litterally means 'He who came first'
-Kyou = Means Lord, Lady or Dame. Used to royalty or to mock someone. Denka and Heika, Heika being feminine
-Dono/Tono = A respectful way of adressing someone. Means Sir or Madam.
-Ue = Literally means 'above'. Used when adressing another persons father or mother. Very polite, hardly used anymore.
-Iemoto = A more formal version of Sensei, used during calligraphy or tea ceremonies. Hardly used.
Onee-San = Used for older sisters.
Onee-chan=Same as Onee-san.
Ojo-San = Miss. Very formal.
One-Chan = Exactly like Ojo-San, but much less formal. Means roughly girl. Used more often.
Nee-chan = Very much like Onee-chan, but can also be used with people who are big-sister-figures (though Onee-chan also can be used that way. XD).
Onii-san = Big brother.
Onii-chan = Same as Onii-san.
Nii-san = Again, same as Onii-san. Nii-chan, too, can be used.
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I DID NOT WRITE THIS. IT IS FROM ANOTHER SITE THAT A MEMBER WROTE. KNOWN AS orin THERE.
Yeah... So; here ya'll go. Now I don't have to check the other site to make sure I have the suffixes right. XD
-Chan = To your friends, means little and Sweet. Almost only used for girls.
-Tan = Sland version of -Chan.
-Kun = To your friends, means 'Young sir/lady'. Almost only used for boys.
-San = Used to talk about most people you meet. Means roughly Madam or Sir. Never used between (close) family and close friends. Used for animals.
-Hiten = To talk about enemies, rivals, people you hate. Almost never used in Japan any more, only in sci fi anime/manga.
-Sama = Great respect for someone.
-Shi = A cross between -San and -Sama. Only used for professionals like engineers and lawyers.
-Sensei = To talk to your teacher. Can be used as a suffix or stand on it's own.
-Kohai = To adress students or juniors.
-Sempai = To adress someone with more experience then you in your area. Can be used as a suffix or stand on it's own. Litterally means 'He who came first'
-Kyou = Means Lord, Lady or Dame. Used to royalty or to mock someone. Denka and Heika, Heika being feminine
-Dono/Tono = A respectful way of adressing someone. Means Sir or Madam.
-Ue = Literally means 'above'. Used when adressing another persons father or mother. Very polite, hardly used anymore.
-Iemoto = A more formal version of Sensei, used during calligraphy or tea ceremonies. Hardly used.
Onee-San = Used for older sisters.
Onee-chan=Same as Onee-san.
Ojo-San = Miss. Very formal.
One-Chan = Exactly like Ojo-San, but much less formal. Means roughly girl. Used more often.
Nee-chan = Very much like Onee-chan, but can also be used with people who are big-sister-figures (though Onee-chan also can be used that way. XD).
Onii-san = Big brother.
Onii-chan = Same as Onii-san.
Nii-san = Again, same as Onii-san. Nii-chan, too, can be used.
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I DID NOT WRITE THIS. IT IS FROM ANOTHER SITE THAT A MEMBER WROTE. KNOWN AS orin THERE.
Yeah... So; here ya'll go. Now I don't have to check the other site to make sure I have the suffixes right. XD
