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JLPT N4 · Pronoun

君 (kimi)

君 (きみ, kimi) is a Japanese pronoun meaning “you; buddy”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
きみ
Romaji
kimi
Word class
Pronoun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. you; buddy; pal · pronoun · familiar · sometimes considered male language; referring to someone of equal or lower status
  2. monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master · noun · orig. meaning
  3. he; she · pronoun · polite, obsolete

Example sentences

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

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

Kanji in 君

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 君.

君主くんしゅmonarch諸君しょくんyou (people)

Source: JMdict entry 1247250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.