N5 — outside your level filter
様
the formal, respectful title above さん — customers, letters, and deities
田中様、大変お待たせいたしました。
tanaka sama, taihen omatase itashimashita.
I do apologize for keeping you waiting, the honoured Tanaka. formal
このカードは山田様のものです。
kono kaado wa yamada sama no mono desu.
This card belongs to the honoured Yamada. formal
All examples2
raises さん to formal address — customers, business letters, and deities
田中様、大変お待たせいたしました。
tanaka sama, taihen omatase itashimashita.
I do apologize for keeping you waiting, the honoured Tanaka. formal
このカードは山田様のものです。
kono kaado wa yamada sama no mono desu.
This card belongs to the honoured Yamada. formal
How it's formed1
Notes
様 also stands alone after 神 and 王-class words with no name
in front (神様, 王様); on an ordinary person it never appears
without one.
in front (神様, 王様); on an ordinary person it never appears
without one.