君
きみ
you (informal, to an equal or junior)
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Examples
君はどう思う？
きみはどうおもう？
What do you think?
君の意見を聞かせてください。
きみのいけんをきかせてください。
Please let me hear your opinion.
君たちは明日何時に来ますか。
きみたちはあしたなんじにきますか。
What time are you all coming tomorrow?
Common patterns
- 君の名前
- your name
- 君たち
- you (plural)
- 君はどう思う
- what do you think?
Memory tip
Casual "you", spoken downward or between close friends and traditionally more by men. To anyone above you, drop pronouns and use their name + さん. The same kanji read くん is the name suffix 田中くん.
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