Referring to people in Japanese

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1. Which of the following is the politest way to say "I"? Watakushi Watashi Ore Boku

2. Which of the following is the politest way to say "you"? Omae Anata Kimi Temae

3. Which of the following honorifics are you least likely to hear used? -chan -sama -dono -san

4. What is the most common way for a Japanese woman to address her husband? Otto [His name]-san Anata Danna-san

5. When posting a letter, and writing the recipient's name on the envelope, which honorific would you use with their name? -san -sama -dono No honorific

6. How do the Japanese refer to the current emperor of Japan, called in English Emperor Akihito? Tennô Heika Tennô-sama Heisei Tennô Akihito Tennô

7. How would a junior member of a yakuza organization address one of his seniors? Anchan Niisan Aniki Oniisan

8. How would Japanese children address their grandmother? Ojiisan Ojisan Obaasan Obasan

9. Tanaka Keisuke is a member of the school band. Uchida Tarô is an older member of the club. How does the younger member address the older? Tarô-san Uchida-san Uchida-senpai Uchida-sensei

10. Now, how does the older member most likely address the younger? Tanaka Keisuke Tanaka-san Tanaka-kôhai

11. What aggressive way of addressing another person - the way, for example, a samurai might address another samurai whom he is about to fight - translates roughly as "precious sir"? Kisama Kami-sama Omae-san Onore

12. To whom would a samurai be referring if he used the word "sessha"? His friend Himself His teacher His enemy

13. Which of the following ranks is highest in the hierarchy of a company? Kôchô Kachô Buchô Shachô

14. Which of the following people is least likely to be addressed as "sensei"? A politician A police officer A teacher A doctor

15. And finally, which of the following does NOT mean "you idiot!" Manuke! Baka! Aho! Busu!