Ojousama お嬢様

The word ojousama means "daughter" in Japanese, similar to musume 娘, and it also means "young girl," and "rich girl." In anime and anime-related discussion, ojousama or ojou-sama often refers to a rich girl character.

• Kanji
• Ojou-sama
• Translation
• Girl Whom One Serves
• "Rich Girl"
• "Naive Girl"
• Ojousan
• Ojouchan
• "Daughter"
• "Miss," "Young Lady"
• "Missy," "Little Girl"
• "Lady," shukujo 淑女
• Pretend Ojousama
• Okaerinasaimase Ojousama
• Maid Café Greeting
• Ojou
• Jou
• Ojōsama, Ojōsan, Ojōchan
• おじょーさま
• Trope
• Moe Factor
• Master-Servant Ship
• Comedy Factor
• Sub-Tropes
• Personality
• Appearance
• Blonde Hair
• Drills
• Laugh: Ohoho!
• Ohoho in Japanese
• Speech
• Ara あら
• Arara あらら
• Ara Ara あらあら
• Maa まぁ / まあ
• Maa Maa まあまあ
• Desu wa ですわ
• Masu wa ますわ
• Kashira かしら

Bocchan 坊っちゃん

You might have heard the word bocchan in anime before, being used by maids and butlers to refer to a boy whom they serve, their "young master." But what's the real meaning of bocchan in Japanese?

• Written in Japanese
• Translation
• "Young Master"
• "Rich Boy"
• "Naive Boy"
• "Boy"
• Someone Else's "Son"
• obocchan
• bocchama
• 坊さん
• Origin
• bouzu 坊主
• Hairstyle
• bou 坊
• Trope
• Appeal
• Moe Factor
• Master-Servant Ship

Okusama 奥様

In Japanese, okusama means "wife." It's kind of synonymous with tsuma 妻, but that word is often used more literally, like a "wife," while okusama may be used to refer to a "wife" person, like "my wife" or "your wife."

• Kanji
• Origin
• Usage

Goshujinsama ご主人様

In Japanese, the word goshujinsama ご主人様 means the "master" of a servant, in anime, mostly of a maid. The word may also refer to the "owner" of a house or shop, to one's "husband," or to a pet's "owner."

• Kanji
• "Master"
• Maid's "Master"
• "Owner" of the House
• Shop "Owner"
• "Husband"
• Okaerinasaimase Goshujinsama
• Female Goshujinsama
• BDSM "Master"
• Figurative "Master"
• Pet's "Owner"
• Summon's "Master"
• Call Me "Master"

Aniue, Aneue, Chichiue, Hahaue 兄上, 姉上, 父上, 母上

In Japanese, the words aniue, aneue, chichiue, and hahaue mean "older brother," "older sister," "father," and "mother," respectively, the same thing as ani 兄, ane 姉, chichi 父 and haha 母. However, the words with the __ue pattern have a different nuance.

• Kanji
• Usage

Ane 姉

The word ane means "older sister" in Japanese. It's somewhat synonymous with oneesan お姉さん, but differs in usage. (see ane vs. oneesan). The "older brother" counterpart would be ani 兄, while imouto 妹 is "younger sister."

• Kanji
• Derived Words

Ani 兄

The word ani means "older brother" in Japanese. It's somewhat synonymous with oniisan お兄さん, but differs in usage. (see ani vs. oniisan). The "older sister" counterpart would be ane 姉, while otouto 弟 is "younger brother."

• Kanji
• Derived Words

Haha 母

The word haha means "mother" in Japanese (or it's a laugh, haha). It's somewhat synonymous with okaasan お母さん, but differs in usage. (see haha vs. okaasan). The "father" counterpart would be chichi 父.

• Kanji
• Derived Words

Chichi 父

The word chichi means "father" in Japanese (or "breasts," see: oppai おっぱい). It's somewhat synonymous with otousan お父さん, but differs in usage. (see chichi vs. otousan). The "mother" counterpart would be haha 母.

• Kanji
• Derived Words

Aneki 姉貴

In Japanese, the word aneki means "older sister," just like oneesan お姉さん, although sometimes it can be used to refer to an older woman who's not really the speaker's sister, but whom they respect.

• Kanji
• Usage

Aniki 兄貴

In Japanese, aniki is a way to refer to someone's "older brother," just like oniisan お兄さん, but it's often used in other ways, like to refer to someone whom the speaker consider to be his big bro, or to one's senior in a gang.

• Kanji
• Big Bro
• Kamina
• Otoko 漢
• Gang Senpai
• Gang-Less Aniki
• Shatei 舎弟
• Anego 姉御
• Comparatively Older Dude
• Burly-Looking Dude

Ossan おっさん

The word ossan means "old man" in Japanese, sometimes translated as "middle-aged man" instead. It's considered to be a relaxed, casual word, and it can either be taken as a cozy way to say "old man" or as a rude way to say "old man." Sometimes it can be used as a derogatory.

• How Old is an Ossan?
• Origin
• Usage
• Kanji

Oyaji オヤジ, 親父, 親仁, 親爺

The word oyaji means "father" in Japanese, making it synonymous with otousan, but sometimes it can refer to a man of certain age, similar to how the word ojisan works, or the owner of a shop instead

• Kanji
• 親仁, 親爺
• オヤジ, おやじ
• Usage
• Ofukuro
• Toward Older Men
• Toward Shop Owners
• Toward Bosses of Organizations
• Oyajisan

Obaasan お祖母さん, お婆さん

The word obaasan means "grandmother" in Japanese. (but sometimes refers to an elder woman). It's also romanized obāsan, with a macron. Not to be confused with obasan without a macron, which means "aunt" instead.

It's one of the many family words with the o__san お〇〇さん pattern, and as such the honorific suffix can be changed between san, chan and sama. (see obaachan vs. obaasan vs. obaasama)

• Kanji
• お祖母さん
• お婆さん
• おばあさん
• おばーさん
• Obaachan
• Obaasama
• Baasan, Baachan, Baasama
• Obaasan vs. Sobo
• Toward Elder Women
• Obaasan vs. Obasan
• Obaasan vs. Obāsan

Ojiisan お祖父さん, お爺さん

The word ojiisan means "grandfather" in Japanese. (but sometimes refers to an elder man). It's also romanized ojīsan, with a macron. Not to be confused with ojisan without a macron, which means "uncle" instead.

It's one of the many family words with the o__san お〇〇さん pattern, and as such the honorific suffix can be changed between san, chan and sama. (see ojiichan vs. ojiisan vs. ojiisama)

• Kanji
• お祖父さん
• お爺さん
• おじいさん
• おじーさん
• Ojiichan
• Ojiisama
• Jiisan, Jiichan, Jiisama
• Ojiisan vs. Sofu
• Toward Elder Men
• Ojiisan vs. Ojisan
• Ojiisan vs. Ojīsan