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-san

Japanese honorific.

Japanese ‑sama, denoting respect.

This is the usual respectful marker in Japanese, equivalent to English Mr, Mrs, or Miss, which occasionally appears attached to Japanese names in English; it is used after both names and titles. Examples are mama-san, Suzuki-san, and samurai-san.

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