さん

Etymology 2
Derived from.

Suffix

 * 1) A title used after person's name (first name or surname) regardless of sex; Mr, Ms, Mrs, Miss. Also used after a job title and a company name.
 * 2)  Used after a shop name.
 * : a politeness marker that often has no direct translation, replacing copula
 * 1)  Used after a shop name.
 * : a politeness marker that often has no direct translation, replacing copula
 * 1)  Used after a shop name.
 * : a politeness marker that often has no direct translation, replacing copula
 * 1)  Used after a shop name.
 * : a politeness marker that often has no direct translation, replacing copula
 * : a politeness marker that often has no direct translation, replacing copula
 * : a politeness marker that often has no direct translation, replacing copula

Usage notes

 * is used in more formal situations, like sir.
 * More familiarly, one uses, especially of men, or , especially of young women and children.
 * Referring to acquaintances without using a suffix is considered rude, and is called.
 * When used after a job name which refers to either the shop or the master depending on the context, it does not restrict animacy. For example, when referring to (the barber shop or the hairdresser), both  (inanimate ) and  (animate ) are correct.

Noun

 * 1)  mountain

Etymology 2
Generally held to be a combination of an adjective nominalizer suffix cognate to Japanese and the verb.