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jmdict 1005340 Active (id: 2045287)

さん [ichi1]
1. [suf] [hon,fam]
《after a person's name (or position, etc.)》
▶ Mr.
▶ Mrs.
▶ Miss
▶ Ms.
▶ -san
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1545790 様【さま】 1. Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms
  ⇐ see: 2130480 はん 1. Mr; Mrs; Ms; -san
2. [suf] [pol]
《usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective》
▶ [expl] politeness marker
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2767930 ありがとさん 1. thank you; thanks a lot



History:
8. A 2019-07-24 20:18:36  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -23 +23 @@
-<s_inf>after a noun or sometimes na-adjective</s_inf>
+<s_inf>usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective</s_inf>
7. A* 2019-07-24 10:43:35 
  Comments:
Not always (or even usu.) prefixed お or ご
ありがとうさん ゴキブリさん ブロッコリーさん
  Diff:
@@ -23 +23 @@
-<s_inf>usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご- in fixed expressions; makes words more polite</s_inf>
+<s_inf>after a noun or sometimes na-adjective</s_inf>
6. A 2018-05-23 05:57:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I'd be happy with "[expl]politeness marker". I'll make it that for now.
  Diff:
@@ -24 +24 @@
-<gloss>politeness marker</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">politeness marker</gloss>
5. A* 2018-05-23 01:17:17  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I moved "makes words more polite" to the note, where I think it belongs, while I guess I entered "politeness marker" as a temporary 
stopgap ready to be deleted if we should begin to allow glossless entries. It's kind of pointless having both though, of course.
4. A* 2018-05-23 01:05:40  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
seeing as we can't, isn't "makes words more polite" a clearer gloss than "politeness marker"?
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