.:HONORIFICS:.

How you address someone in Japan is very important. You should always be aware of the situation and whether or not you are speaking to others with respect.

Common honorifics used in Japanese:

-san - the Japanese equivalent to Mr./Mrs.; polite

-chan - usually used for young girls

-kun - usually used for young boys

-senpai - used for an upperclassman

-kohai - used for an underclassman

-sensei - used for a teacher or instructor (-hakase and -kyoju may be used for a doctor or professor)

-sama - means lord/lady

-dono - means lord/lady

[no honorific] - in Japan when someone asks you to call them by their first name, this can be an indication that you are very close, however, if you call someone by name without an honorific, it can also be an insult, so make sure you are allowed to do so (for example, Ichigo calls Ryou "Shirogane", which could be taken as rude.)

How the characters address one another:
[Note: comes from a chart included with production setting data; lists go in this order: Ichigo, Mint, Lettuce, Pudding, Zakuro, Masaya, Ryou, Keiichiro, Kisshu, Ichigo's mom, Ichigo's dad; how they address themselves is marked by ""; unknown kanji marked by (???)]

Ichigo: "atashi", Minto, Retasu, Purin, Zakuro-san, Aoyama-kun, Shirogane, Akasaka-san, Kisshu, Okaasan, Otousan

Minto: Ichigo, "watakushi", Retasu, Purin, Zakuro-oneesama, Aoyama-san, Ryou, Akasaka-san, Kisshu, obasama, ojisama

Retasu: Ichigo-san, Minto-san, "watashi", Purin-san, Zakuro-san, Aoyama-san, Shirogane-san, Akasaka-san, Kisshu, obasan, ojisan

Purin: Ichigo no oneechan, Minto no oneechan, Retasu no oneechan, "Purin" ("oneechan"), Zakuro no oneechan, Aoyama no oniichan, Shirogane no oniichan, Akasaka no oniichan, Kisshu, Ichigo no 'kaachan, Ichigo no 'touchan

Zakuro: Ichigo, Minto, Retasu, Purin, "atashi", Aoyama-kun, Shirogane, Akasaka-san, Kisshu, obasama, ojisama

Aoyama: Ichigo, Minto-san, Retasu-san, Purin-chan, Zakuro-san, "boku", Shirogane, Akasaka-san, Kisshu, Momomiya-san no okaasan, Momomiya-san no otousan

Shirogane: Ichigo, Minto, Retasu, Purin, Zakuro, Aoyama, "ore", Keiichiro, Kisshu, obasan, ojisan

Akasaka: Ichigo-san, Minto-san, Retasu-san, Purin-san, Zakuro-san, Aoyama-kun, Ryou, "watakushi", Kisshu, Ichigo-san no Haha (???), Ichigo-san no Chichi (???)

Kisshu: Ichigo, Mew Mint, Mew Lettuce, Mew Pudding, Mew Zakuro, Aoyama, Shirogane, Akasaka, "boku", ___, ___

Ichigo no Haha (mom): Ichigo, Minto-chan, Retasu-chan, Purin-chan, Zakuro-chan, Aoyama-kun, Ryou-kun, Akasaka-kun, ___, "atashi", Anata

Ichigo no Chichi (dad): Ichigo, Aizawa-san, Midorikawa-san, Purin-kun, Fujiwara-san, Aoyama, Shirogane, Akasaka-san, ___, Sakura, (???)

Minor Characters:

Shirogane no Haha (mom): "watashi"

Shirogane-hakase (professor): "watashi"

Young Ryou: "boku"