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General LEARNING JAPANESE!, LEARNING JAPANESE!!
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 Oct 12 2006, 05:12 PM
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Apr 17 2007, 02:16 PM
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I think Sama(様） means Mr/Mrs/Miss.
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Apr 21 2007, 10:52 AM
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QUOTE(dopodplaya @ Apr 21 2007, 10:46 AM) It's more to higher rank "Master/Lord" than a regular rank "Mr./Mrs.". 様 n. (Hira=さま,よう) appearance, semblance; kind, manner; Mr., mister, title of courtesy placed before a man's last name, Mrs., mistress, title prefixed to the name of a married woman, Ms., title of respect prefixed to an unmarried woman's name Extracted From Babylon Japanese English Dictionary This post has been edited by guybrush: Apr 21 2007, 10:54 AM |
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May 22 2007, 01:43 PM
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I think we can't directly translate our name to japanese even if it is one
of the kanji words, otherwise the outcome will be something rather strange and odd meaning. Why not just use katakana to spell out your english name is easier? |
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