Question ^^'

[Hoshichan]

I've a question ...
I know -kun
-chan
-san
-sama
etc ...
but are there more ?? and what do they mean I know its a polite form [I think atleast >< ]
and what's the difference between nee-chan and nii-chan
I thought -kun for boys and
- chan for girls but naruto get called "naruto-chan" O_o
so I don't know anymore ><
please help me

[Hatredcopter]

Japanese titles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That should answer all your questions.

[Hoshichan]

duuh wikpedia >< why didn't I thought about that ><
THANX !!

but what does onee-chan means ?

[MMM]

onee-chane and onii-chan

onee-chan literally means "Big sister" and can be used when talking to older girls or about older girls when you don't know their name.

onii-chan literally means "Big brother" and can be used when talking to older boys or about older boys when you don't know their name.

"Ano onii-chan, se ga takai ne!" = That guy is really tall, huh?

[Hoshichan]

Originally Posted by MMM

onee-chane and onii-chan

onee-chan literally means "Big sister" and can be used when talking to older girls or about older girls when you don't know their name.

onii-chan literally means "Big brother" and can be used when talking to older boys or about older boys when you don't know their name.

"Ano onii-chan, se ga takai ne!" = That guy is really tall, huh?

thanx ^^ <3
srry another question ^^'
then what's li'l brother and li'l sister ??

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Hoshichan

thanx ^^ <3
srry another question ^^'
then what's li'l brother and li'l sister ??

Usually big brothers and sisters are called "Onii-chan" and "Onee-chan" but younger siblings are called by their names, or a nickname...often with "~chan"

[Hoshichan]

ooh ^^
thankyou !! ^^

[Hoshichan]

I have another question ^^'
I want to learn kanji but how do you start a kanji and stuff
and how much strokes or does that ust don't matter cuz I read something about that earlier but I'm not sure
^^

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Hoshichan

I have another question ^^'
I want to learn kanji but how do you start a kanji and stuff
and how much strokes or does that ust don't matter cuz I read something about that earlier but I'm not sure
^^

Start out by learning hiragana and katakana. There's no point in learning kanji without them, as they are all connected.

In Japan there is a specific order in which kanji are learned, but the only benefit for a non-Japanese learning in that order is that you will know the all same kanji as certain age groups, but that's about it (I hope that makes sense).

"Kanji Pict-O-Graphix" is an interesting book, and non-traditional approach which works for some, but not all.

I like the "Basic Kanji Book" series. It groups kanji in logical bunches.

[Hoshichan]

Originally Posted by MMM

Start out by learning hiragana and katakana. There's no point in learning kanji without them, as they are all connected.

In Japan there is a specific order in which kanji are learned, but the only benefit for a non-Japanese learning in that order is that you will know the all same kanji as certain age groups, but that's about it (I hope that makes sense).

"Kanji Pict-O-Graphix" is an interesting book, and non-traditional approach which works for some, but not all.

I like the "Basic Kanji Book" series. It groups kanji in logical bunches.

okay thank you ^^