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| QUOTE (Tigerham @ May 18 2003, 04:41 AM) |
| ever wonderd why the japenese put strange things on the end of their names like "kagome-chan" or "kaede-sama"? well i was flipping through this months issue of backett pokemon and anime collector last night and there was a section about anime things and one of them was Honorifics and here is the direct quote paragragh thingy from the magazine "The Japenese use a complex honorific system that changes depending on the relationship between two or more people. When adressing someone, the Japenese add an honorific title to the end of the person's name such as 'Midori-chan' or 'Fukuzawa-sama'. here are the most common titles: -san: similar to Mr. or Mrs/Ms.,it's used when adressing someone older than you -sama: used when adressing someone well respected, like a boss or official -chan: used when adressing a female the same age or younger -kun: used when adressing a male the same age or younger -sensei:this refers to any type of teacher, doctor, or wise person Young boys wil sometimes call an older female 'nee-san' (older sister) when they look up to the female, while men (normally teenage or young adult) will call a female of the same age 'jo-chan' (miss or young woman). A casual observer can normally tell the relationship between two people depending on which title is used when adressing each other. While these titles are usually taken out os anime when they dub the show in to english, you can be assured that nearly every anime you've ever seen uses them!" (beckett pokemon and anime collector, page 67) that is word for word what it said in the magazine so moonie chose wisely when she chose '-chan' as an ending because she is probably the youngest here lol. I know the true name of the staff thingy mirokou carriers around is and what it is used for lol because it is in the magazine i wont type the paragraph now but so you know it's called a Shakujo |
| QUOTE (Tigerham @ May 18 2003, 04:41 AM) |
| ever wonderd why the japenese put strange things on the end of their names like "kagome-chan" or "kaede-sama"? well i was flipping through this months issue of backett pokemon and anime collector last night and there was a section about anime things and one of them was Honorifics and here is the direct quote paragragh thingy from the magazine "The Japenese use a complex honorific system that changes depending on the relationship between two or more people. When adressing someone, the Japenese add an honorific title to the end of the person's name such as 'Midori-chan' or 'Fukuzawa-sama'. here are the most common titles: -san: similar to Mr. or Mrs/Ms.,it's used when adressing someone older than you -sama: used when adressing someone well respected, like a boss or official -chan: used when adressing a female the same age or younger -kun: used when adressing a male the same age or younger -sensei:this refers to any type of teacher, doctor, or wise person Young boys wil sometimes call an older female 'nee-san' (older sister) when they look up to the female, while men (normally teenage or young adult) will call a female of the same age 'jo-chan' (miss or young woman). A casual observer can normally tell the relationship between two people depending on which title is used when adressing each other. While these titles are usually taken out os anime when they dub the show in to english, you can be assured that nearly every anime you've ever seen uses them!" (beckett pokemon and anime collector, page 67) that is word for word what it said in the magazine so moonie chose wisely when she chose '-chan' as an ending because she is probably the youngest here lol. I know the true name of the staff thingy mirokou carriers around is and what it is used for lol because it is in the magazine i wont type the paragraph now but so you know it's called a Shakujo |