Kanji
Readingくん
Frequency51%
Used in (90 in total)
Mr (junior); master; boy
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
lord; master
reigning; controlling; dictating
ruler; monarch; sovereign
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
tyrant; despot
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
(younger) sister
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
benevolent ruler
the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
(another's) husband
ruler and ruled; master and servant
one's deceased lord
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
foolish ruler
the orders of one's ruler
proximity of a monarch or lord
the person heretofore mentioned; that person
previous ruler; ancestors
use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity
sovereign; ruler
two people; two monarchs; two rulers
young lord or master
young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); husband; (male) lover; dear
two masters
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
the favor of one's ruler (favour)
gentleman; man of learning and virtue
ruler of a country; sovereign; monarch
the favor of one's ruler (favour)
hypocrite; snob
monarchy; monarch and nation
loyalty to one's ruler
man who drives a woman around for free; man used by a woman for his car
liege lord; shogunate
master and father
someone's father; one's companion
monarch and subjects
alliance of two countries or more under one ruler
Herrenmoral (master morality, as a philosophical concept of Nietzsche)
the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
Daewongun (honorary title for the father of the king in Joseon-era Korea; esp. in ref. to Heungseon Daewongun, father of Emperor Gojong)
a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
beautiful women
clivia (esp. drooping clivia, Clivia nobilis); Kaffir lily (Clivia miniata)
man who is easily compelled into giving a woman gifts; man only used to receive gifts from
eccentric young man
a true gentleman is well-rounded
A wise man changes his mind, a fool never
one can not serve two masters
head of the house
attention seeker; look-at-me
African lily (Agapanthus africanus)
man used by a woman to pay for her meals
your honored father; your honoured father
stupid ruler
mythical founder of Korea
someone who asks others for answers without first researching by himself
personal union (between two or more states)
real union (between two or more states)
friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid
man only used to receive meals from; man who always pays for food
a country ruled by a prince or by a monarch with another title considered to fall under the generic meaning of the term prince
monarchical sovereignty
not wanting to live in the same world as one's father's or lord's enemies; being prepared to sacrifice one's life to avenge one's father or lord
Rangoon creeper (Quisqualis indica)