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Where does “さん” come from?

さん (Japanese) comes from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.

さん (Japanese): A title used after person's name regardless of...

Definitions

  1. A title used after person's name regardless of...

Ancestry of “さん”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese様way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
2Middle Chinese樣—

Words derived from “さん”

  • -chan
  • chanslash
  • 運將
  • 桑
  • 運ちゃん
  • ちゃん
  • 상
  • 짱
  • 얼짱
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