The story
- Japanese · borrowed fromさん“Mr, Ms”
- English today-san
Borrowed from Japanese さん (san, “Mr, Ms”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Honorific ending used to indicate that a person is Japanese, talking with a Japanese, or treated like a Japanese. Full definition →
Borrowed from Japanese さん (san, “Mr, Ms”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.