Family Honorifics in Japanese

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A small study in Japanese Honorifics


Humble - humble form (lowering), exalted (raising)


Father -  chichi, otosan (long o)


Mother - haha, okasan (long a)


Older Brother - ani, onisan (long i)


Younger Brother - ototo, ototosan (long o)


Older Sister - ane, onesan


Younger Sister - imoto, imotosan


Parents - ryoshin (long o), go-ryoshin (long o)


Husband shujin (lit. my lord), go-shujin


Wife - kanai, okusama or okusan  polite and most commonly used as with any word in this column, sama can be exchanged for san can be exchanged for chan and chama as well in any case where you express exaltedness.

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