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さん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word さん

Suffix
Freq #215001
1

Honorific; Familiar; After a person's name (or position, etc.)

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san

Examples
おつりはいらないよ、運転士さん
Keep the change, driver.
美和子さん、こちらケニーさんです。
Miwako, I want you to meet Kenny.
2

Polite; Usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective

politeness marker

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