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Nitro
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posted 06-04-2006 12:29 PM     Profile for Nitro   Author's Homepage   Email Nitro     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
I've noticed when I watch anime that has subtitles that sometimes when someone says someone else's name they add a hypened word at the end which I am guessing is Japanese. The words I have noticed the most are -San, -Kun and -Chun. Eg, I was watching Gungrave and one of the boss guys kept calling Brandon, Brndon-kun or something.

Is this like a pet name sort of thing, like a nickname???

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posted 06-04-2006 07:17 PM     Profile for Tri_kento   Author's Homepage   Email Tri_kento     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
don't hold it to me, but i think that when a girl says Kun at they end of a boys name it is showing that she likes him and if a boy says chan at the end it's that same.

i think.

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posted 06-04-2006 10:04 PM     Profile for evilone   Author's Homepage   Email evilone     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
and san means like family member's

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posted 08-04-2006 12:43 AM     Profile for Tri's Bringer of Warez   Email Tri's Bringer of Warez     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
I thought san meant Mr.

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posted 08-04-2006 10:35 AM     Profile for Nitro   Author's Homepage   Email Nitro     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Thanks guys. That seems to make sense.

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posted 11-04-2006 11:29 PM     Profile for schoolgirl sassami   Author's Homepage   Email schoolgirl sassami     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
o im confused ed

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posted 28-07-2006 03:53 AM     Profile for redVIXEN   Author's Homepage   Email redVIXEN     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Sorry. I made a mistake.
-chan-female(friend)
-kun-male (friend)
-sama-lord/lady (someone of honor status)
-san-adult (respect)
-senpai-upperclassman (respect)
-jiji-senior citizen
does that help?

[ 31-07-2006: Message edited by: redVIXEN ]

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Nitro
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posted 30-07-2006 06:53 AM     Profile for Nitro   Author's Homepage   Email Nitro     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
oh cool so now i know what each one means. thanks

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posted 30-07-2006 08:28 AM     Profile for Tri_kento   Author's Homepage   Email Tri_kento     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Pull the blinds and you'll see the light! ^-^

I wonder if they have one of those for some one who has a diffrent sex prefrence and is very flamboyent. "co..gays..ugh" i wonder(also this is not to offended anyone, i really do wanna know, so if you are attrached to a diffrent sex prefrence then the magority, no offense if ment)

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posted 30-07-2006 10:09 AM     Profile for Nitro   Author's Homepage   Email Nitro     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
i doubt it. most asian countries can be very sexist and discriminatory. im not bagging asian people or anything, it's just culture in those countries.

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