What do those things at the end of japanese names mean?

Question

I hear them in anime series. For instance -chan -sama - kun -san, and so on. Can you explain them please?

Answer 1

-san is a honorific title like mister or madam. -sama is much more prestigious. I think -kun is used for boys.

Answer 2

-chan is for young girls, -kun is for young boys, -san is like Mr. or Ms., and -sama is more for royalty or those in respected positions.

Answer 3

You might want to have a look at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_ti...

Answer 4

san-Mr/Ms

kun-young man

chan-young lady

sama-elder

sensei-teacher

senpai-someone who holds a higher position than you

Answer 5

They are called "honorifics," and the Japanese will tack them onto the ends of names to show what kind of respect they pay them.

-chan is used for close friends, and is usually added to the end of someone's given ("first") name (eg, "Chiyo-chan")

-sama is used for emporers, God, all people up in that area, and is added to the end of someone's family ("last") name (eg, "Akihito-sama")

-kun is used for guy friends, and is usually added to someone's family name (eg, "Kurosaki-kun")

-san is used for people you respect, like people older than you, or your boss (eg "Suzuki-san")

For more information, check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_ho...

Answer 6

Keigo, honorifics.

You use them with unfamiliar and respectable people.

I.e. OkaaSAN= mother.

Miyamoto-san= Mr. Miyamoto.

Izumichan= Izumi (familiar female)

Jirokun= Jiro (familiar male or an inferior male)

Aoki-sama= Mr. Aoki (very formal)

Yamada-sensei = Professor/doctor Yamada

Tanaka-senpai= Senior Tanaka

etc etc