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Getting into Character: Forms of Adress
« Thread started on: Jan 7th, 2006, 9:39pm » |
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The first of my "Getting into Character" series of tidbits. Nothing I post on this board will be mandatory, that is to say that you dont have to do anything I mention here. But to totaly get into character these small add-ons will help you. There is a fine line between a person who simply plays a character and one who becomes that character. This particular post will focus on the japanese name suffixes that you often hear on Naruto, using these words in your RP will submerge you even deeper into the world of Naruto.
-Chan: Used for Babies, Small Children, and Close Friends. It is used after the first name. An example is Sakura-chan. A person older than Sakura, usually an adult, will adress her using the -chan suffix.
-San: The most common suffix. It can be used after either the first name, the last name, or the entire name. Some examples are Kabuto-san.
-Tachi: Used when you are referring to a group of people. An Example would be saying Naruto-tachi. This means Naruto and everyone with him. Think of it as the plural form of "you", as in Naruto and all you.
-Sama: Used only on formal occasions, and to show a great deal of respect. An example is Jiraiya-sama. In Naruto -sama is usually used when a subordinate or student is adressing their much more higher-ranked master. Can be loosely compared to "sir".
-Sensei: Used after the name of a teacher. An example is Kakashi-sensei.
-Kun: Used after a boys names, although sometimes for girls as well. It can be used after the first or last name. An example is Neji-kun or Sasuke-kun. This suffix is most often when an adult is adressing someone younger then them. When two adults are talking it can used as an insult, an example of this would be Orochimaru referring to Kakashi as "Kakashi-kun", meaning Kakashi is much younger and thus more inexperienced as Orochimaru. In this context -kun is the same as saying "boy" to another adult. To add insult to injury a man may refer to another man as "boy".
-Dono: Used after the entire name of a man or woman. This is only used on rare formal occasions. An example is Sarutobi Asume-dono or Hitake Kakashi -dono. -Dono is also a higher respect level of -sama.
-Sempai: A senior in a group or organization. It shows seniority towards someone. IE. Naruto calling Mizuki, Mizuki-sempai because he is a rank higher than him.
-Kohai: The opposite of -sempai. Someone new or younger status in a group or organization. An example of this would be a Chuunin talking to a Genin. IE. Mizuki calling Naruto, Naruto-kohai because Mizuki would be an elder.
-Ossan: Meaning "Uncle" in a rude or vulgar way. Can be used to call someone who is a male elder, usually in their 30's.
-Ojisan: The opposite of Ossan. It's an honorific way of calling someone who a male elder, usually in their 30's. Can be rude to call someone Ojisan who is fairly young (mid 20's).
-Obasan: Honorific way of calling someone "Aunt" or an elder woman, usually in their 30's. It can be rude to call someone Obasan who is fairly young (mid 20's).
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