JLPT N1 · Interjection

諸君 (shokun)

諸君 (しょくん, shokun) is a Japanese interjection meaning “you (people)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょくん
Romaji: shokun
Word class: Interjection
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

you (people) · noun
gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends; everyone · interjection · making appeal, etc.

Example sentences

私は諸君のすべてを知っているわけではない。

I don't know every one of you.

Tatoeba #155940

諸君、ちょっと御挨拶申し上げます。

Gentlemen, allow me to say a few words in greeting.

Tatoeba #147396

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 諸君

諸

various, many, severalショ・もろ · 15 strokes

君

mister, you, rulerクン・きみ・-ぎみ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 諸君.

諸しょvarious君きみyou君くんMr君主くんしゅmonarch

Source: JMdict entry 1344230 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.