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 Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:58 pm
wow... i just learned alot from that... i will have to come back to this so i can reread that later... that way i can remember that much information...
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:13 pm
Sama is a title reserved for persons of extremely high ranking, lords and ladies.
San- is used like we would use Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms-formal
Chan- is used like we would use Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms- informal
Kun- a more informal form of endearment
That's all we really need to know
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DemonLadySesshomaru Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:07 pm
*Praises Obviously Strange and bows down to her greatness*
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:18 pm
Lanya Lutre *Praises Obviously Strange and bows down to her greatness*
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DemonLadySesshomaru Captain
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:42 pm
Obviously Strange Honorific speech is speech which shows respect. The Japanese language has very many honorifics which are mandatory in many occasions. Honorifics in Japanese may be used to emphasise social distance or disparity in rank, or to emphasise social intimacy or similarity in rank.
I'm going to skip teineigo (polite language), sonkeigo (respectful language) and kensongo (humble language) definition and history because something tells me that you would just like to now what prefix to use when addressing a person. Also called "honorific titles".
San
When addressing a female that is around the same age as you. (Ex. Girl would be Girl-san.)
Is used as a form of Ms., Mrs. and Mr. (Ex. Mr. Person would be Person-san.)
Kun
An informal and intimate honorific primarily used towards males in junior status, by males of roughly the same age and status when addressing each other, and by anyone in addressing male children.
Used when speaking of male pets.
Chan
The informal, intimate, diminutive equivalent of san, used to refer to female children, close friends (primarily female, but also male), and other persons with whom one is intimate.
Can be used for adults for a title of affection.
Senpai and Kōhai
Senpai is used by students to refer to or address senior students in an academic or other learning environment, or in athletics and sports clubs, and also in business settings to refer to those in more senior positions.
Kōhai is the reverse of this. It is used to refer to or address juniors, though it might be considered somewhat insulting or overly condescending in some circles to refer to someone as kōhai directly.
Sensei
Used to refer to or address teachers, practitioners of a profession such as doctors and lawyers, politicians, and other authority figures.
Sama
The formal version of san.
This honorific is used primarily in addressing persons much higher in rank than oneself.
Shi
Used in formal writing, and sometimes in very formal speech, for referring to a person who is unfamiliar to the speaker, typically a person known through publications whom the speaker has never met.
Criminal Titles
-Hikoku: Convicted fellons once had no title, but for political corrections they are now given the said title.
Dono/Tono
This honorific roughly means "lord". IRL it is very uncommon, but to anime fans it is used quite often.
Submissive: Using its "lord" or "master" roots, this form of dono is often considered to show slightly less respect than sama, but more than san.
Equal: This form of dono is used by a powerful/important person to address another powerful/important person with a great deal of respect without elevating the addressee above the addresser. (Sesshomaru-sama would never call another lord -sama.)
Ue
Literally means "above" and, appropriately, denotes a high level of respect.
Iemoto
Is an even more polite version of sensei used for the highest ranking person heading a school or group in traditional art forms such as calligraphy, flower arrangement or tea ceremony.
Sessha
Is not a title, but a humble first-person personal pronoun previously used by male members of the samurai class. It is rarely heard today except in period drama or when someone is attempting to be ironic or sound amusing. It literally means "oafish one" or �unsophisticated one.� Sessha finds use in the anime Rurouni Kenshin.
Royal Titles
Heika is affixed to the end of a royal title, with a meaning similar to "Majesty". For example, Tennō heika means "His Majesty, the Emperor" and Joō heika means "Her Majesty, the Queen". Heika by itself can also be used as a direct term of address, similar to "Your Majesty".
Denka is affixed to the end of a royal title, with a meaning similar to "Royal Highness" or "Majesty". For example Swēden Ōkoku Bikutoria Kōtaishi denka "Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of the Kingdom of Sweden".
Kakka means "Your Excellency" and is used for ambassadors and heads of state.
Martial Arts Titles (I didn't write these.)
Martial Artists often use Sensei to distinguish instructors of a particular Ryu. Junior and Senior students are often organized via a sempai/kohai system. Other titles are conferred loosely and under no particular standardization. They often follow the commonly used black belt or Dan system of ranking. The usage of these titles is quite common outside of Japan and is subject to much interpretation.
The following explanations assume that judan (10th degree black belt) is the top rank within a style, and these are loosely defined.
Renshi often refers to an advanced instructor. Renshi means "teacher" or "one who has mastered himself." In many styles, it is awarded around the 5th godan 6th degree rokudan black belt level.
Kyoshi refers to a master instructor. It is the second formal teaching rank. This title is usually awarded to one who has achieved a rank of 7th or 8th degree black belt or hachidan. Kyoshi are typically regarded as those who have distinguished himself as an expert teachers or instructors.
Hanshi or sometimes Shihan refers to the senior instructor of instructors. This title is usually conferred at the 9th (kyudan) or 10th dan (jyudan) ranking, usually by the senior leader or leadership of the organization. This title is given to a senior instructor who has distinguished himself as a teacher of teachers.
Woo, that was a lot! I hope that helped you out! Please, praise me all you want because that really killed my fingers and mind. LoL. this is amazing!! did you get this from a site? if so where? its a site i would like to use for future reference... if not i'll have to post this in my journal. [[I'll give you credit of course!!]] 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:21 am
Wow. I'm definatley going to use this as a reference.
Arigato Obviously Strange-sensei 4laugh
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