anonymous

how come in the actual books they never put 'chan' in them?

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anonymous

cuz chan is something they put at the end of a name in Japan, I think it's for respect or something like that.  same thing with Goku.  son Goku

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anonymous

Actually, I believe 'Son Goku' is a Chinese name. The '-chan' suffix is part of the Japanese language's politeness structure. To put it an often-used ladder form: -chan is lower than -san, itself lower from -sama. -chan is often used for people you are very close to or more commonly to children. Even then, mostly to girls. There are more and even amalgamations such as '-chama.'

Yes. Japanese is insane.

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yotsuba

cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute

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anonymous

awe

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meffogonzo
is "-kun" the male version of "-chan"?

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anonymous
yup, meffogonzo, -kun is for little boys, -chan is for little girls.

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anonymous
'chan' can be used for younger boys, too.

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MySulinofGaia
chan can als be used 4 pets

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anonymous
yo mama is my pet  

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anon
kun is a formal suffix for Acquaintances or friends and chan is an informal for very close friends, san is the one for respect   it does not depend on genre.

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anonymous
Sakura-Chan Sasuke-Kun Lol, too much Naruto.

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anonymous
thank goodness I don't speak japanese

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anonymous
Son Goku's "son" is family name

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