くん
Meanings
Noun
1. man of virtue; wise man; (true) gentleman
2. person of high rank
3. the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
Kanji used
young master
child
Pitch accent
んし
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Composed of
Mr (junior); master; boy
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
gentleman; man of learning and virtue
hypocrite; snob
hypocrite; snob
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
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
clivia (esp. drooping clivia, Clivia nobilis); Kaffir lily (Clivia miniata)
a true gentleman is well-rounded
Rangoon creeper (Quisqualis indica)