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〜さん

〜さんsanN5neutral

さん

Mr; Ms — the ordinary, everyday title after a name or role

田中たなかさんはもう来きてる？

tanaka san wa mou kiteru?

Has Mr/Ms Tanaka shown up yet? casual

山田やまださんによろしくお伝つたえください。

yamada san ni yoroshiku otsutae kudasai.

Please give my regards to Mr/Ms Yamada. formal

All examples2

Mr; Ms; -san — joins a name or role as a polite title

  1. 田中たなかさんはもう来きてる？

    tanaka san wa mou kiteru?

    Has Mr/Ms Tanaka shown up yet? casual

  2. 山田やまださんによろしくお伝つたえください。

    yamada san ni yoroshiku otsutae kudasai.

    Please give my regards to Mr/Ms Yamada. formal

How it's formed1

Notes

Never add さん to your own name; it only names others. A word already ending in a title takes no second one (お母かあさん, 王様おうさま).