differents between くん and ちゃん
My textbook says that くん is for a child'sname and ちゃん is for a boy's name. But a boy is also a child, right? So what do you say to a boy that is still a child? And also is there a suffix for a girl child?

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i think the book got it backwards O_o.  くん (kun) is a honorific used for boys and also younger people whom you both respect greatly and are fond of. Kun is generally used for men whom you are friends/acquaintances with and also for younger ones who are in the same 'career' as yours. ちゃん (chan) on the other hand is generally used for all girls and children. chan denotes more of a loving/playful//fondly disposition towards that person. but it can also make you overly familiar sometimes, so you better not use it for elder and well respected people. aside from girls and children, chan is normally used for people with a well-liked/friendly image. comparatively, chan is more informal than kun. Kun can be used still be used in formal occasions. the honorific 'san' is more preferrable and safe at most times since it means mister or miss.

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Hoi, ik vond het goed uitgelegd, maar wel vergeten, dat tjan wordt vaak gebruikt tussen mannen/jongens als je close vrienden bent. Bij vb. twee mannen/jongens met Achternaam Ohno-san en voornaam Daisuke-san elkaar Ohtjan en Daitjan noemen. We noemen ook, oudere broers of zussen, Oniitjan, Oneetjan, als we ze roepen. Het wordt dus een soort koosnaam. Veel succes verder ;)

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