君

• 読み: きみ
• ローマ字: kimi
• 漢字の分解: 君 (kun/kimi) — you, lord, ruler
• 発音: /ki.mi/

意味

You. An informal second-person pronoun, typically used by men toward peers or those of lower status.

A casual pronoun for 'you' that is commonly used among male friends, by superiors toward subordinates, and in song lyrics and poetry. It carries a sense of closeness or informality. Using 君 toward someone of higher status or a stranger would be rude. Women sometimes use it in intimate or literary contexts.

例文

1. 君はどう思う？
2. 君の意見を聞かせてほしい。
3. 君がいないと寂しいよ。

使い方ガイド

場面: friends, informal speech, songs, literature

トーン: familiar

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 君 originally meant 'lord' or 'ruler' in Chinese, but in Japanese it shifted to an informal second-person pronoun and a familiar honorific suffix.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: Young adults

社会的背景: Universal