In Japan they place a word after some one's name (made up eg: Amane-san or Amane-senpie). What's the difference between all the endings?
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they are like titles. i am not sure about senpie but "san" and "kun" are female and male respectively
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san means mr. or miss or mrs. Sensei means teacher. Sempai means elder (used in reference to a higher ranked person.) etc.
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Yes, they are honorific titles that give respect to whomever you are talking about. Some basic ones: ~sempai or senpai - upper classman (at school or in a company) ~kouhai - under classman (at school or in a company) ~san - mr or mrs. ~chan - used for girls or young children (also cutely pronounced ~tan) ~kun - used for boys ~sensei - for teachers or other professions, like doctors
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I watch a lot of anime so im always hearing these but there's also 'sama' which when put at the end of a persons name when talking to them or about them means they are of higher status than you. So japanese always refer to god as 'kami-sama'
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