I was watching some stuff in japanese but i don't speak it, i was reading the subtitles and for a name or figure they say like "ni-sama, ni-chan . . . for ohter thing they use like Orihue-kun or Orihue-sam , , , can someone explain it to me please?
belleswan
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too long to explain. And since i'm not japanese either i might get it wrong. go to wikipedia -- it has a VERY detailed explanation of all of those suffixes. here're my explanations in a nutshell:
basically sama is for people ranked above you (like your master or something), or more modernly it could be used for your crush.
chan is for girls and women, and it indicates familiarity.
kun is for boys to indicate familiarity.
san could be used with anyone you're not familiar with, like strangers or people you're meeting for the first time. it can even be used to address enemies.
some other ones ~
senpai--upperclassmen
sensei -- teacher
...etc. etc. there're tons more. i really suggest you go visit the wikipedia link below. you'll know all you ever wanted to know :) it's quite interesting.
Anonymous
Those go after a characters name. they show the relation one person has with another. Chan is a female that you now as a friend. You could say Kiri (first name that popped into my head ^-^)was your friend. You could say "Hi Kiri Chan!" Or " whats up Kiri Chan!".Kun is used to show the same relation as Chan except it is for a boy.Sama is a more formal or respectful way to greet someone. It's like saying "good morning master Foo" (sorry Foo is a bad name isn't it >.<)Try looking it up in a foreign dictionary.
RoninShonen
They're all honorifics added to people's names: Chan is used for friend , Kun is used to express love, sama means master, and so on.
Anonymous
San = It's another way of saying "Miss" or "Mister"
Sama= A more respected way of San
Kun= Usually used for boys, but it means both ways senior status or junior status. It should probably be used toward a man or boy by a girl who has known him for a while.
Chan= Used for young
Bo= Just another way of Chan. But its used for boys instead of girls
Senpai or Kohai: Senpai is for seniors, Kohai is for the reverse, meaning juniors
Sensei or Hakase: Sensei is for like teachers, polices etc. Hakase is basically between high rank and low rank. Like a.. Instead of professor it's doctor
Anonymous
I study japanese
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Sensei - teacher/doctor/professor
Chan - used for girls names
Kun - used for boys names
San - Mr, Mrs, etc...
Sama is a more polite way for the above.
Kohai - young student
Senpai - older student