Personal suffixes in Japanese 接尾辞

How to talk about others?

The Japanese language does not know Mr., Mrs. or Miss. Instead, it has suffixes that come after people's first or last names.

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Kanji Japanese Characters

Kanji, the logographic characters adopted from Chinese, form a fundamental part of the Japanese writing system.

Les kanji ont parfois des prononciations irrégulières lorsqu'ils composent un patronyme

Rare Japanese surnames: discover the least common surnames in Japan

Japanese surnames are generally constructed from kanji related to places, features or plants.

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Aizuchi: the art of Japanese conversation

Aizuchi, a fundamental element of Japanese communication, reveal all the subtlety and richness of the Japanese language.