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君きみ

Kana きみ Romaji kimi

JLPT N4 Common word

01

君 きみ · kimi

JLPT N4 Common word 公 (rarely used kanji form)

01pronoun

familiar language

you; buddy; pal

sometimes considered male language; referring to someone of equal or lower status

02noun

03pronoun

Only 君 polite (teineigo) languageobsolete term

he; she

Examples

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.

Tatoeba #147838

君次第だよ。

It's up to you.

Tatoeba #176749

君の番だよ。

It's your move.

Tatoeba #178073

02

君 くん · kun

JLPT N4 Common word

01suffix

Mr; master; boy

after the name of a male of equal or lower status

02suffix

Ms; miss

after the name of a female of lower status; used by males in formal settings

03suffix

archaic

sir; madam

still used among members of the Japanese Diet

Examples

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!

Tatoeba #200497

信行君良かったね。

Good for Nobuyuki.

Tatoeba #145725

トニー君の声は良い。

Tony's voice is nice.

Tatoeba #200508

03

君 ぎみ · gimi

01suffix

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

suffix appended to someone else's family members

04

君 きんじ · kinji

01pronoun

archaiccolloquial

you

Source

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