貴君

Japanese
Kanji in this term
貴 君
き
Grade: 6		 くん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Likely originated as a lapsus linguae of 貴方(きほう) (kihō) with 君(きみ) (kimi) that eventually gained widespread acceptance.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kʲikɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Pronoun

貴(き)君(くん) • (kikun) 

  1. (men's speech, nonstandard) you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)​.[1][2]
    貴君(きくん)のご活躍(かつやく)を祈(いの)ります。
    Kikun no go-katsuyaku o inorimasu.
    I wish you all the best.

Synonyms
  • 貴公(きこう) (kikō) (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
  • 貴殿(きでん) (kiden) (primarily used by men in letters to their male equals or superiors)
  • 貴方(きほう) (kihō) (used to address someone of equal social footing)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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