what does this say?

lol123 · (#1 (**permalink**))

たかちやん

anyone know?

taintus · (#2 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by lol123

たかちやん

anyone know?

Looks like it's supposed to be ”たかちゃん”, with a small や. 　 Probably a shortening of someone's name. We call my friend Takahiro "Taka-chan".

lol123 · (#3 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by taintus

Looks like it's supposed to be ”たかちゃん”, with a small や. 　 Probably a shortening of someone's name. We call my friend Takahiro "Taka-chan".

so is Taka-chan like a name or what?

lol123 · (#4 (**permalink**))

bumpy bumpy....

MMM · (#5 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by lol123

so is Taka-chan like a name or what?

Yes.

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Ronin4hire · (#6 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by lol123

so is Taka-chan like a name or what?

A nickname.

It's like calling Nicholas or Nichola "Nicky" Samuel or Samantha "Sam" etc...

Ronin4hire · (#7 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by MMM

Yes.

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By the way MMM... what is the rule for chan compared with kun?

SSJup81 · (#8 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire

By the way MMM... what is the rule for chan compared with kun?

Whee, even I can answer this.

Chan and Kun are casual, but, chan is usually used for girls and kun for boys. You can use chan with boys and kun with girls, but generally, it's the way I mentioned. They're also used towards boys and girls who are younger than you, but as I said earlier, both of these honorifics are casual. For example, that "Taka-chan" is probably used by someone who is a friend of this "Taka-chan".

Ronin4hire · (#9 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by SSJup81

Whee, even I can answer this.

Chan and Kun are casual, but, chan is usually used for girls and kun for boys. You can use chan with boys and kun with girls, but generally, it's the way I mentioned. They're also used towards boys and girls who are younger than you, but as I said earlier, both of these honorifics are casual. For example, that "Taka-chan" is probably used by someone who is a friend of this "Taka-chan".

Aah.. thanks SSJup81

I realised that they were both casual but was unsure as to how liberally you could use them.

Wasabista · (#10 (**permalink**))

Also, "kun" is used for subordinates at a company. In this case women can also be addressed or referred to as "kun."