when speaking japanese, what does kun, chan, san, and other stuff mean?

Question

like saying kun, chan, san, after names and stuff....like kim-san. or chen-kun

Answer 1

♡It's a Japanese honorific title.
"An honorific is a word or expression that conveys esteem or respect and is used in addressing or referring to a person."
I suppose you just want to know how to use basics like "san" ?

☆san: It basically means Mr. or Mrs. You use it for either gender. (Mr./Mrs. Saitoh = Saitoh-san)
☆chan: Use this for children, particularly little girls. You could get away with using it for girls who are younger than you or maybe the same age. (Mari-chan)
☆kun: Use this with little kids, particularly little boys. Same as -chan. (Taka-kun)
☆sensei: Teacher. You use this for any kind of teacher or instructor. (Aoki-sensei)
☆sama: This is a very formal title and not used that often. It's reserved for very important people. In Japanese, the word for god is "Kamisama."
～There are also a few more...
I live in Japan and use these titles everyday!(*^o^*)
Hope this helps!
Take a look at the reference site for more info.♡

Answer 2

What Does Kun Mean

Answer 3

These are some frequently used ones and what they mean:

-chan (chahn): Small or baby. Used among very close friends and relatives, especially females.
-kohai (ko-hah-ee): One's junior. Usually substituted with –kun or -chan.
-kun (kun): Used among very close friends and relatives, especially males.
-sama (sah-mah): Lord. Used when addressing people of utmost respect or when referring to gods. Usually employed in concurrence with a title but can also be used with a name.
-san (sahn): A close equivalent to Mr. and Mrs. Used as a respectful method of addressing people of similar status.
-senpai (sen-pah-ee): Upperclassman. Used in relation to fellow classmates of higher level or age.
-sensei (sen-say): Teacher, master or doctor. Used either at school or while being involved in a discipline or art.

I hope this helps you =)

Answer 4

Also, you never add these to your own name or introduce yourself that way. It's a title that others bestow upon you, but you never do to yourself. I.e. - you would not introduce yourself as 'I am Stacy-san'.

Answer 5

those have different meanings.. but they always come after a name.. its like when we say mr. or ms.(sum1's name) or whatever. 4 ex., -sama is 2 show great respect, like ur boss or god,
-chan is 4 a girl or a little boy, -sensei is teacher, and there are lots more..

Answer 6

it's basically making a formal name a nickname...its an informal way to say someone's name.

Say someone's name was Liz...it would be like calling them Lizzy.