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it shows humbleness to use an honorific (san, chan, kun, sama)
san is the most commonly used
chan is used mostly at the end of female names, and is used among friends
kun is used mostly at the end of male names, and is used among friends
sama is used to show great gratitude, and is used among people highly respected (such as an emperor, or your boss, etc.)
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What does Gochisou-sama mean in English?
"Gochisou-sama" is a Japanese expression used after a meal to show appreciation for the food and the effort put into preparing it. It can be translated to English as "thank you for the meal" or "that was delicious."
What does the Japanese word 'Sama' mean?
Well it is a honorific term that you put at the end of someone's name. "Sama" is mainly used in anime. No one really uses it unless you want to. Sama is used like for really really REALLY important like royalty or presidents. For example if there is a king named George you would call him George-Sama. I hope I helped.
What does Sama mean in Japanese?
if you put it after a name like kaname-sama(it's an example) then it means you are addressing someone powerful, in charge, older then you or just somebody you respect alot. It could also mean Mr, like if you are asking someone 4 help.
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