What does "yosh" mean?
And what is the exact meaning of the words added after someone's name... like "san" or "kun"...
tnx in advance :)
2007-10-25 13:19:02 · 5 answers · asked by Samantha 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
yosh = okay, I accept
san = Mr. or Mrs. really
kun = used for a younger boy
chan = used for a younger girl
sama = higher ranked (really polite san)
senpai = upper classman
kōhai = lower classman
2007-10-25 15:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by Irrelevant Obsession 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There's a lot of meaning for "yosh":
it can be:
yosh - yeah
yosho- means foreign book
yoshu- means foreign wine [spirits]
san or kun - is the polite term that can be used for calling both sexes "Mr. or Miss, Mrs, Ma'am or Sir". however, kun is not a japanese term.
2007-10-25 20:43:29 · answer #2 · answered by edison c d 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yosh is like yeah.
San is a way of addressing a man with respect. I assume that kun would be the female equivalent.
2007-10-25 20:27:32 · answer #3 · answered by Your dum 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
yoshi and san are pretty well answered already.
kun is usually used for males of the same age, or used by older males referring to younger males, although in politics, and Mino Monta use it to refer to women as well.
At school, it's more politically correct lately to use san for all the students, but before, a teacher could refer to male students using kun, and chan for female students.
2007-10-25 22:51:07 · answer #4 · answered by chonanbakuchozokuAKS 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
u mean "yoshi" = "ok!/good!/well!alright! / reason "
"san " = "mr/mis/mrs.." ( it express the polite and respect)
"chan / kun" express the close/ intimate relationship, or used for children.
2007-10-25 23:16:29 · answer #5 · answered by chi khanh nguyen 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋