title used after a person's name (family, given or full) or job title, or a company name, to show respect; Mr, Ms, Mrs, Miss · used after a shop name · attaching to nouns or other nominals: a politeness marker that often has no direct translation, replacing copula です (desu)
köken: Derived from 様(さま) (sama).
山田さん ― Yamada-san ― Mr/Ms Yamada
あきらさん ― Akira-san ― Akira
山田あきらさん ― Yamada Akira-san ― Mr/Ms Akira Yamada
Afrikancamx
iosioro
Etimoloji
From ge- (“both sexes (as: of any sex)”) + sinjoro (“mister”); or, singular of gesinjoroj (“ladies and gentlemen”).