-chan=
for close friend or people younger than you
(Ran to ai/Conan to ayumi/-/Kagome to Sango[in InuYasha])
--Boys around 10 dont want to be called -chan usually(tsubame to yahiko[in Kenshin])
-kun=
usually for boys but can be used for girls--usually for younger but for people older than 12 (it seems)
(Agasa to ai/agasa to shinichi/megure to Ran)
-san=
something like mr,ms,mrs,or miss... for people of adult age, i guess-- and use it with people you just met is respectful
(ran to yukiko/-/misao to kaoru[in Kenshin])
-dono=
for people you respect (i haven't heard anyone in conan use it.
(/-/ Kenshin to kaoru/Kenshin to misao/kenshin to okina(Misao's grampa[?])/Okina to kenshin("Himura-dono") / Kenshin to Megumi[in Kenshin])
--Dono by itself means Lord i think.. like the Lord of a castle
-sama=
to a buddist or a lord or to some one you really respect...(I haven't seen any one in conan use it though)
(/-/Kagome to Miroku/Miroku to kagome/ people to the lord of the castle[in InuYasha])
**Did I miss something? tell me and I'll get right to it! =^-^=
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er... two suffixes I've also heard about are:
-han , I think that was supposedly used by Heiji, which makes it Kansai-ben (or whatever it's called)
-tan , which is a supposedly cute form of one of the other suffixes...
how about older brother? Is it niichan?
I remember -han but not -tan
-han=
Well I've only heard of it in the 7th movie of Conan when Kogorou was called
"Mouri-han" by a elderly lady
I would consider it like a way of saying -san but for elderly people to adult aged people...
(Ol' lady to Mouri)
and ...
-niichan=
is for younger kid like people to elder brothers or elder brother LIKE people...(and you could also use niichan and a title on its own)
(Conan to heiji{in front of people})
-neechan =
Same as above but for girls
(Conan to ran)
Other ways for saying brother!
-oniichan
-oniisan
-oniisama(Usually used in higher class familys)
-niichan
-niisan
-aniki
Other ways for saying sister!(sonetimes translated to lady)
-oneechan
-oneesan
-oneesama(Usually used in higher class familys)
-neechan
-neesan
-aneki (sonoko uses this)
And for Uncle
-Ojissan/Ojisan=
uncle (more or less) People use it to address an elder adult aged person
(Conan to Kogorou/Heiji to kogorou)
other way
-ojisama (sonoko used it)
BUT DONT BRING OUT THE ii or else you are saying
GRANDPA!!
example
-ojiisan
-ojiisama
-jiichan
-jiji(which it rude... InuYasha uses it)
-jiiya [misao from Kenshin uses it-- translates to Gramps]
And for Aunty
-Obassan/Obasan=
Aunty (more or less) People use it to address an elder adult aged person
(Conan to yukiko(even though she wants him to say oneesan^_~) )
other way
-obasama (sonoko might use it)
BUT DONT BRING OUT THE aa or else you are saying
GRANDMA!! (same as ubove)
example
-obaasan
-obaasama
-baachan
-baba(which it rude... InuYasha uses it)
(I dont know if Baaya is one though...)
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Thankyou Shiho for reminding me
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different ways on saying Dad
otou
otouchan
otousan
touchan
tousan
chichi
chichiue (more formal)
Oyaji (translates sometimes to 'Pops')
Now for Mom
okaa
okaachan
okaasan
kaachan
kaasan
haha (And they aren't laughing! XD)
hahaue (more formal)
did i miss sonthing?