Anyone know the definitions for these?

[rkenshin]

what does those words, kun,sama,senpai that they use after there name mean? and otheres i forgot

[idogetbored]

Check out this page Japanese titles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_titles)

[mlavx]

http://www.animea.net/forums/43337-post2.html

[imzzy]

i think senpai means somthing like class mate or coliage and chan should be and chan should be after a girls name for respect i think

[Mik007]

Sempai is for someone older I believe and kun is reference to boys? then again you can look at japanese titles on wikipedia to figure it out. -_-;

[skullreken]

Sama following her name is a formal way to address a woman or woman of importance anothher use is for big sister oni sama
Kun after the his name is an affectionate title for a male friend like chan is used for a female friend
Senpai is a title used for a mentor e.g an older student not to be confused with Sensai

[de-kun]

actually, kun is the way to speak to a man. boy or adult, chan is used to refer to woman but normally used to refer to female children, san is used to both male or female, is the same as sr or sra. in inglish. sama is the very formal way speak to anyone, female or male. sempai can be used to refer to an older studet but also to any other older thing...at work or school or any other place i can't remember the correct word but is the person that is longer at that place or thing. i don't know if i'm expressing correctly...anyway.i guess that's it...any ohter question..is just ask hehehe...

[skullreken]

Oh yeah i forgot about sama being used for a male I mostly heard it used on females
But I'm pretty sure san is male only in all animes I've seen it is used solely on males and is translated as Mister

[de-kun]

no...i'm pretty sure.....at least my friend told me so...and she's having japanese lessons...so i believe her...san is used to both male and female..and ai guess i have already seen it with woman....oh yeah...watch school rumble...itoko sensei always tell harima to call her itoko-san

[skullreken]

your probably right it's not like i speak it

[RevenG]

Senpai - upper Classmen
Sempai - lower Classmen
Kun - Childish way of addressing a person when added to the end.
Sama - Master, Teacher, Leader. Older person you look up to sort of.

[de-kun]

your probably right it's not like i speak it

well...i don't speak very well too...i'm trying to learn it yet...hehehehe

[Waltz168]

how about '-dono' ?

[whiteday26]

The word dono originally meant the residence of the aristocracy. It's often translated as "Lord" or "Lady" in English subtitles, though noble status is not necessarily implied; it is more akin to general terms such as "milord" or French "monseigneur". Dono is similar to "sama," but the latter is less formal and often carries undertones of personal affection.
Source: Wikipedia.

Not much Japanese people use this in modern conversations.

[RevenG]

Dono is a honorific for people who are Lords and/or Ladies. Its very formal and used for people of high respect. Rarely used in the common day, but was a very common word during the Edo period.

[Yumisha]

You really can found those from Wikipedia? O.o

[RevenG]

No, I do Japanese.

[whiteday26]

I speak a bit of Japanese, but Wikipedia just backs me up whenever someone distrust my facts.

[tb.]

Remember titles are not always sex dependent,a boy can be called chan and a girl can be called Kun it just depends on the context and who is talking to them, Chan does not mean Girl (Just kinnda means girly =P its effeminate)

[kutae]

GetBackers:

Ginji: Ban-chan! ^_^
Akurabane: Midou Ban-kun!
Ban: Invincible Man Ban-sama!

:hahaha:

...

:XD:

[thatguyisbrett]

kun is affectionate or to someone younger
san is respectful
sama is formal
senpai is towards an older student or colleague

[rajeshv]

how long have you guys been watching anime you guys should have all of this pat down by now
kun- added after the name of a male of same age or younger than you
chan- same but for women
and when you add chan to a male's it means you are either a very close friend or you are just teasing them thats all
san/sama- can be used for both male and female but sama is added to show more respect
sempai- simply means senior (senior at anything e.g upperclassman)
kouhai- means junior (e.g underclassman)
dono- same as sama but used for people with some kind of official title (e.g you can call your elder sister onee-sama but not onee-dono, but say you are in a team of some sort and you have captain then you call them either taichou-sama or taichou-dono or you can do the same thing with their name)