き
Meanings
Prefix
Honorific
1. your
2. indicates high rank or status
Suffix
3. indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
き
Used in vocabulary (51 in total)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
high class; noble
your letter
noble; aristocrat; peer
lady; noblewoman
your company; your shrine
uncle (older than one's parent)
elder sister; older female friend
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
you; noblewoman; lady
precious metal
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
noble birth
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
you
uncle (younger than one's parent)
high and low (social standing)
precious stone; jewel; gem
(your) bank
distinguished person
noble (person)
high priest; priest
your home
you (esp. unmarried women)
your place; you
your will; your wishes; your request
your place
(your) school
your older sister; you
your university
your magazine; your journal; your paper; your honored paper; your honoured paper; your columns
your store; your shop
rare and valuable; precious
Guizhou Province (China)
your name
your letter
class size of bonsai trees (25-35cm)
letter, etc. from another party; correspondence
noble gas; inert gas; I get the feeling that ...; I think that ...
esteemed university; honorable university
honorific used in company correspondence
era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana
you; high-ranking government official
your (esteemed) opinion
your (company's) website
your manuscript