05-30-2007, 03:33 PM
This honorific is no longer used in spoken japanese. it's outdated. it's only used for addressee on an awards, a public correspondence, a bit of business/official letter or other very formal/public situation.
dono has about intermediate respect between sama and san in the present day.it was used toword norbles, loads, masters, meant person who lived in palace.
in anime, a character like a samurai or an archaic woman uses dono for san.
if anything, it's gravely saying than polite saying.
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