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Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:55 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:04 pm
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I have always found astrology to be entertaining, so I found it interesting that in Japan, blood type is similar to one's astrological sign in the U.S. It denotes personality and likely strengths and weaknesses, and is used to predict compatibility with other people.
It is another character indicator in manga that is often included as part of a character description or discussed in conversation.
Here's a brief overview: Type A: A team player, industrious, trustworthy, needs leadership, can be flexible Type B: Independent, creative, honest, emotional, can be irresponsible Type O: Ambitious, a planner, romantic, focused on status, can be superficial Type AB: Diplomatic, organized, sensible, moral, can be unforgiving
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:59 am
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:25 pm
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:12 am
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:07 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:19 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:23 pm
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How about honorifics (keigo)? They can get confusing... depending on the situation and speakers; usually used at the end of a person's name to indicate age, gender, and social standing. There's the 2 types of speech that affect verb structure: plain speech (used with immediate family, close friends, and kids) and the customary polite speech. Also, there are three levels of honorifics added onto names and nouns: sonkeigo- exalted terms (most often used in reference to the addressee, including their families, possessions, and house) kenjogo- humble terms (used in reference to the family, possessions, and house of the speaker) teineigo- polite terms (used without reference to either participant in the conversation and are more common in formal conversation)
Honorifics used at the end of a last name(formal) or end of first name(less formal): -san: toward any older person, usually a man -kun: toward anyone of equal status, most common among males -chan: toward younger, usually female, friends; has a sense of diminutive -sama: carries greater weight than -san, used with very distinguished, noble classes, especially historically (no honorific): only used between intimate friends or spouses; indicates a very close relationship
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Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:42 am
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I found this on Wiki, isn't it interesting that honorifics can be used in so many ways?
San (さん), sometimes pronounced han (はん) in the Kyoto area, is the most common honorific and is a title of respect similar to "Mr.", "Miss", "Mrs.", or "Ms." However, in addition to being used with people's names, it is also employed in a variety of other ways.
San is used in combination with workplace nouns, such that a bookseller might be addressed or referred to as honya-san ("bookstore" + san), and a butcher as nikuya-san ("butcher shop" + san).
San is sometimes used with company names. For example, the offices or shop of a company called Kojima Denki might be referred to as "Kojima Denki-san" by another nearby company. This may be seen on the small maps often used in phone books and business cards in Japan, where the names of surrounding companies are written using san.
San can also be attached to the names of animals or even inanimate objects. For example, a pet rabbit might be called usagi-san, and fish used for cooking can be referred to as sakana-san. Both uses would be considered childish (akin to "Mr. Rabbit" in English) and would be avoided in formal speech.
Online, Japanese gamers often append a numeral 3 to another player's name to denote san (e.g. Taro3 conveys Taro-san), since the number three in Japanese is pronounced "san".
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:39 am
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