Japanese Endings

Endings? What are they? Mainly, they are like the titles in English, such as, Mr. and Mrs. And they are also to show the relationship between people. They are found as a suffix to a name. Ex. Trunks-kun, Vegeta-sama, etc.

Here are Japanese endings. No kanji available, just the words themselves. Use Ctrl + F to find words. These words will not be found in the alphabetical order list.

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning	Shows
-chan	chah-n	suffix for familiar (female) person also used by females for males to show affection*	Familiar with girl.
-kun	kuh-n	Mr./boy	Familiar with boy.
-sama	sah-mah	Mr./Mrs.	Respect for person.**
-san	sah-n	Mr./Mrs.	familiarity, respect

Note: * ex. Usagi (Serena) from Sailor Moon calls Mamoru (Darien) 'Mamo-chan'.
** '-sama' is of higher respect than 'san'.

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