# 君 — you (to a junior); lord

君 means “you (to a junior); lord”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: クン (kun). Kun'yomi: きみ (kimi). You'll see it in words such as 君 (kimi, “you; buddy”).

- Meaning: you (to a junior); lord
- On'yomi: クン (kun)
- Kun'yomi: きみ (kimi)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set People & roles

## How to remember 君

A hand (ヨ) over the mouth (口), speaking softly to you.

Parts: ヨ hand · 尸 flag · 口 mouth; box

## Words with 君

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 君 | きみ (kimi) | you; buddy |
| 君たち | きみたち (kimitachi) | you; all of you |

## Don't confuse it with

[郡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/county/) · [右](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/right/) · [使](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/use/) · [事](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/matter/)

## More in the “People & roles” set

[客](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/guest/) · [師](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/instructor/) · [王](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/king/) · [君](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/you-to-a-junior/) · [童](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/youngster/) · [僕](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/i-boys/)

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