Gohan-NET's Mini Anime Dictionary
Gohan-NET's Mini Anime Dictionary
Anime: Japanese Animation
SSJ: Super Saiyan; Super Saiya-Jin (Jap.)
Super Saiya-Jin: Super Saiyan
Saiya-Jin: Saiyan
Manga: Anime Comic
Otaku: Anime Fan
Manga-Ka: Manga Artist
Yugi: Play
Shonen: Boy
Shoujo: Girl
Kawaii: Cute
Baka: Idiot
Hai: Yes
Kanji: Chinese characters imported into the Japanese system of writing.
Chibi: Small
Hentai: pervert / perverted, naughty Anime
Ichiban: Number 1, The best
Seiyuu: A voice actor or actress
Sensei: Teacher or instructor.
Japanese Honourifics:
These are suffixes added onto people's names to show rank or your relationship with them.
-san: Most common honourific. Equivalent of Mr. or Mrs.
-sama: Shows a great level of respect. Used towards people who are older or with much higher standing.
-chan: Shows friendly familiarity. -chan is used towards girl, but can sometimes apply to boys or adults.
-kun: The equivalent of -chan. -kun is usually for boys.
-dono: Indicates great respect and formality. Equivalent of 'Sir' or 'Lord'.
-jo: A formal way of addressing girls of high standard. Equivalent to 'Mrs.'
-joshi: A formal way of addressing young women of high standing. Equivalent to 'Ms'.
-sensei: The term for teacher.
-senpai: In school, a term for upperclassmen.
* By adding "O" in front of an honourific adds an extra level of respect. Calling an old woman "Obaa-sama" is a very formal address, but calling that person "Baa-chan, implies friendly, casual relationship.
* In Samurai Deeper KYO, you see Benitora saying "-han" a lot rather than "-san". He speaks in Kansai-ben, a fast paced and slangy dialect from Japan's Kansai region (Kobe, Kyoto, Osaka). His way of calling people "-han" instead of "-san" is a trait of the dialect. Sometimes Kansai-ben is indicated in English with a Southern Accent.
