-chan

English

Etymology

From the Japanese honorific ちゃん (-chan).

Suffix

-chan

1. (anime and manga fandom) Appended to a person's name (usually a female, child, a close friend, or an intimate) to add politeness. It is sometimes used to denote cuteness or familiarity.

Translations

nominal affix indicating familiarity

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小 (zh) (xiǎo-), 醬 (zh), 酱 (zh) (-jiàng)

• Japanese: ちゃん (ja) (-chan)

• Korean: 짱 (ko) (jjang)
• Russian: -тян (-tjan)

Anagrams

• Cahn

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Japanese

-chan

1. Rōmaji transcription of ちゃん