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君
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monarch

HSK 7 N2
Human →Relations →Leaders
jūn
クン
きみ、-ぎみ
군
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 尹 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 尹 overseer =
君 monarch
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
尹 Meaning component
yǐn overseer
govern
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
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Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
君
Regular
Modern
Chinese
君 [jūn]
monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
Japanese
君 、 公 (rare) きみ 同音
  1. pronoun familiar you; buddy; pal (sometimes considered male language; referring to someone of equal or lower status)
  2. noun monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master (orig. meaning)
  3. pronoun politeobsolete he; she
君 くん 同音

suffix

  1. Mr; master; boy (after the name of a male of equal or lower status)
  2. Ms; miss (after the name of a female of lower status; used by males in formal settings)
  3. archaic sir; madam (still used among members of the Japanese Diet)
君 ぎみ 同音
suffix honorific suffix appended to someone else's family members
君 きんじ 同音
pronoun archaiccolloquial you
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
宿題を忘れるなんて君は不注意だった。
It was careless of you to forget your homework.
トニー君はなんと上手にテニスをすることができるのだろう。
How well Tony can play tennis!
Japanese Names
君 きみ
Kimi female given namesurname
君 きみざき
Kimizaki surname
君 きみのり
Kiminori unclassified name
君 くん
Kun unclassified name
君 くんじ
Kunji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (114)
瘾君子 [yǐn​jūn​zǐ] #4,436
opium eater
瘾君子 [yǐn​jūn​zǐ] #4,436
opium eater
君子 [jūn​zǐ] #12,149
nobleman
君主 [jūn​zhǔ] #11,212
monarch
伪君子 [wěi​jūn​zǐ] #9,274
hypocrite
伪君子 [wěi​jūn​zǐ] #9,274
hypocrite
暴君 [bào​jūn] #9,903
tyrant
君王 [jūn​wáng] #16,176
sovereign king
郎君 [láng​jūn] #31,654
my husband and master (archaic)
邓丽君 [Dèng​Lì​jūn] #23,759
Teresa Teng (1953-1995), Taiwanese pop idol
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JAPANESE WORDS (113)
⭐ 君たち [きみたち] #3,186
you (plural)
公 [こう] #4,503
public affair
⭐ 諸君 [しょくん] #4,957
you (people)
君ら [きみら] #10,700
you guys
⭐ 君臨 [くんりん] #10,789
reigning (over a country)
⭐ 姫君 [ひめぎみ] #11,006
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
主君 [しゅくん] #11,365
lord
暴君 [ぼうくん] #17,055
tyrant
⭐ 君主 [くんしゅ] #18,937
monarch
細君 [さいくん] #24,771
one's wife
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KOREAN WORDS (15)
군주 #23,847
king
군신
lord and vassal
군왕
king
군자
wise man
군주 정치
monarchy
군주제
monarchy
단군
Dangun
대군
royal prince
부군
husband
사군자
sagunja
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