How to Use ~san, ~kun, ~sama, and All the Other Japanese Honorific Name Enders

You may already know that, in Japanese, you add a polite little something at the end of someone’s name: ~san, ~sama, ~chan, ~kun… actually, there are lot more honorific name enders than that. And there are a lot of rules for using them correctly, too.

The Tofugu team discusses seven common names enders and how to use them, not to mention nine historical/obscure name enders that are good to know.

For more honorific goodness, check out the article we wrote, Listenerさん: https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/name-enders/