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About
Japanese Honorifics are a series of sufixes used on Japanese language as a way to adress or refer to people. They are often used by anime or japanese culture fans.
Origin
Honorifics are an important part on the Japanese sociolinguistic. Normally they are used when one is refering to it’s interlocutor, as using on oneself is often seen as arrogant, and dropping it implies a high degree of intimacy and it’s often reserved for close friends, one’s spouse or social inferiors (for example, a teacher adressing to its students). The honorifics fall on three different categories depending on the type of speech the transmitter use (shown bellow).
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Notable Examples
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Chan
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San
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Sempai
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Sensei
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Search Interest
External References
[1]TVTropes – Japanese Honorifics
[2]Animanga Wiki – Japanese honorifics
[3]The Mary Sue – Otaku Dictionary: Japanese Honorifics