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Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gun
"일본어에서 '군'은 주로 아랫사람이나 남학생을 부를 때 쓰는 접미사이다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A Japanese honorific suffix used mostly for young males, male peers, or close younger friends and colleagues.
"The teacher addressed each student by their surname followed by kun." - 2
In Japanese linguistics, the native Japanese reading (kun'yomi) of a kanji character, as opposed to the Sino-Japanese reading.
"The dictionary listed both the on'yomi and the kun for the specific kanji character."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Japanese くん (君), historically originating from Chinese kanji meaning monarch or lord, later adopted into Japanese as a familiar suffix used primarily for male peers, younger people, or subordinates. In English, it is encountered in linguistic, anthropological, and pop-culture contexts relating to Japanese honorifics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kun" is said worldwide
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Kun
Transliteration: kun
"Le suffixe honorifique kun est souvent utilisé pour les jeunes garçons."
Kun
Transliteration: kun
"Der japanische Titel Kun wird für junge Männer verwendet."
Kun
Transliteration: kun
"Il suffisso onorifico kun è comune nella cultura giapponese."
Kun
Transliteration: kun
"El sufijo kun se utiliza para dirigirse a amigos cercanos o varones jóvenes."
Kun
Transliteration: kun
"O sufixo honorífico kun é frequentemente usado em mangás."
कुन
Transliteration: kun
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कुन एक जापानी सम्मानजनक प्रत्यय है।"
君
Transliteration: jūn
Script: 中文汉字
"君是一个常用于年轻男性的日本尊称后缀。"
군
Transliteration: gun
Script: 한국어 한글
"일본어에서 '군'은 주로 아랫사람이나 남학생을 부를 때 쓰는 접미사이다."
君
Transliteration: kun
Script: 日本語
"先生は生徒の名前を君付けで呼んだ。"
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