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Kanji Detail for 君 - "lord, you, sovereign"

君

  • Meaning

    君 means "lord, you, sovereign."

    1. Lord - A ruler; a master.

    2. You - A term of address for peers or juniors.

    3. Sovereign - One who rules over a domain.

  • Words using 君

    • 君が代 きみがよ Listen Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
    • 君臨 くんりん Listen reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling
    • 諸君 しょくん Listen you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen
    • 君主 くんしゅ Listen monarch; sovereign; ruler
    • 君子 くんし Listen man of virtue; wise man; (true) gentleman
    • 君たち きみたち Listen you (plural); all of you; you all

  • Four-character idioms with 君

    • 君子豹変 くんしひょうへん Listen the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
    • 忠君愛国 ちゅうくんあいこく Listen loyalty and patriotism
    • 聖人君子 せいじんくんし Listen person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person

  • Origin of 君

    尹, a hand holding a staff of office, over 口, the mouth that commands: the one who rules by word and rod. Lord — and the affectionate -kun that still tags a name today.

    How to remember it: A hand with the staff 尹 and the mouth 口 that gives orders — the lord; and, softened, -kun.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 君

    • Verified meaning: lord, you, sovereign
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きみ, きみざき, きみのり, くん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 君

    Given names 君(きみ)Listen

    Surnames 君(きみざき)Listen 君(きみのり)Listen 君(くん)Listen 君(くんじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    mister; you; ruler; male name suffix

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Honorable; ruler. One who governs a nation and issues commands. | 嚴君: Refers to one's father. As the head of a household, hence also called 府君. | 天君: Refers to the heart. Such as 天君泰然 (the heart is at peace). | Women are also called 君. Ancients called feudal lords' wives 小君. Hence also calling one's wife 細君. Ancient titles for women were also 君. Such as addressing someone's mother as 太君, like saying 太夫人. | A respectful term for others. Such as someone with a certain surname is called 某君. Friends addressing each other also say 君.

  • Onyomi

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    kun(クン) クン

  • Kunyomi

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    gimi(ぎみ) ぎみ

    kimi(きみ) きみ

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    lord you sovereign ruler boss chief commander duke emperor gentleman governor king leader majesty master mister monarch prince sir

Sentences including 君

  • It's always delightful to see you.

  • I would like to see you before i leave.

  • Are you sure you want to put your life in her hands?

  • The ball is with you.

  • How comes it that you were there?

  • It will pay you to study hard.

  • Your answer is right.

  • What would you like to be in the future?

  • Be that as it may , you are wrong.

  • Why didn't you do so at that time?

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