What does さん mean in Japanese?

さん (さん) means "Mr.; sir (polite name suffix)" in Japanese.

さん

Q: How do you use さん in a sentence?

田中さん、こんにちは。 (たなかさん、こんにちは。) — Hello, Mr. Tanaka.

Kana: さん

Mr.; sir (polite name suffix)

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 👪 People & Family

Example sentence

田中さん、こんにちは。

たなかさん、こんにちは。

Hello, Mr. Tanaka.

What さん means

さん (さん) is a Japanese word meaning “Mr.; sir (polite name suffix)”. It belongs to the People & Family topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

More People & Family words

Level 1

お父さんおとうさん dad; father お母さんおかあさん mom; mother 先生せんせい teacher 友達ともだち friend 学生がくせい student 医者いしゃ doctor 人ひと person; people 名前なまえ name 姉あね older sister 妹いもうと younger sister 兄あに older brother 弟おとうと younger brother

Example sentence

What さん means

More People & Family words

Learn さん and 978 more Japanese words