呼び捨て
Meanings
1
addressing someone without an honorific suffix; dropping the -san/-chan
Refers to calling someone by their bare name without a polite suffix like さん, くん, or ちゃん. It is generally considered impolite or overly familiar unless the relationship is very close.
See also: 呼び捨てにする
It's rude to address a senior colleague without an honorific.
He doesn't even drop the honorific with close friends.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を呼び捨てで呼ぶto call someone by their bare name, without any honorific suffix
Senpai often call their juniors by their bare name without a suffix.
- 呼び捨てで呼び合うto call each other by bare names (as a sign of closeness)
We're close, so we call each other by our bare names.
- 呼び捨てを許すto allow someone to address you without an honorific suffix
He only allows his close friends to call him without a suffix.
Expressions
- 呼び捨てにするaddress without honorific suffix; call by name only