► 代名詞
君 [(2)きみ] [junior] [男] meaning: you rank: 1
☆ 君は一体どういうつもりなんだ？ ⇨ What in the world are you thinking?
君 [(2)きみ] [affection] [男] meaning: you rank: 1
☆ 君の笑顔が大好きだ ⇨ I love your smile (☛ Used by males to address female partners. Sounds slightly old-fashioned)
► 接尾辞
君 [くん] [peer] meaning: addressing rank: 1
☆ ひろし君は僕の同級生です ⇨ Hiroshi is my classmate (☛ A suffix of friendliness. Usually used for boys among children. Can be used after both family names and first names)
☆ ねえ、鈴木君 ⇨ Hey, Suzuki (☛ Usually used by girls to address peer boys. Mostly used after family names. Note in Japan first-name basis is limited to very close relationships, except for little kids)
君 [くん] [junior] meaning: addressing rank: 1
☆ 田中君、元気かい？ ⇨ Tanaka, are you doing well? (☛ Usually used by senior males to address junior males in a friendly manner. Used after family names in most social settings. However used after first names in close relationships like between father-in-law and son-in-law)
More examples:
- 日本の国歌は君が代だ ⇨ The Japanese national anthem is “kimigayo”
- 僕はいつも君の味方だからね ⇨ I will always be on your side
- 君の努力は無駄ではない ⇨ Your effort is not a waste (even though it seems otherwise now)
- 彼女は10年以上に渡ってテニス界に君臨した ⇨ She ruled, dominated, the tennis world for over 10 years
- これは君の分だ ⇨ This is your share
- 君の言う事は何の証明にもならない ⇨ What you are saying doesn’t prove anything
- 君は間違ってはない ⇨ You’re not wrong
- 明日また君の所に行くよ ⇨ I will come to your place again tomorrow
- 君は人の言う事を気にし過ぎだよ ⇨ You worry too much about what others say
- 君の作った表はごちゃごちゃして解りにくい ⇨ Your chart is disorganized, complicated, and hard to understand
- 君の御母さん元気？ ⇨ Is your mother doing OK?
- 君のギターの腕は随分上達したね ⇨ Your guitar playing has gotten considerably better
- 君のことを頼りにしているぞ ⇨ I am counting on you
- 絶対君主制 ⇨ Absolute monarchy
- 君さえいてくれれば他は何も要らない ⇨ As long as you are there for me, I don’t need anything else