Hanja Analyzer
君

君 — gun

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
임금 군
Romanization
gun
English
sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
Mandarin
jūn
Japanese on'yomi
クン
Japanese kun'yomi
きみ -ぎみ
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 3
Newspaper frequency
#947 of 2,500
Strokes
7
Radical
口 (30, 4 residual)
Phonetic component
尹
Unicode
U+541B

Parts that make up 君

  • 尹 성(姓) 윤sound 막대를 쥔 손다스리다. ‘윤’ 계열의 소리
  • 口 입 구 벌린 입말하고 먹는 일, 그리고 입 모양의 구멍

How 君 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 君 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 尹, 口.

Korean example words with 君

  • 인군仁君 Korean gloss: 어진 임금
  • 군권君權 Korean gloss: 군주의 권력
  • 애군愛君 Korean gloss: 임금을 사랑함
  • 유군幼君 Korean gloss: 나이가 어린 임금
  • 진군眞君 Korean gloss: ‘신선’의 높임말
  • 현군賢君 Korean gloss: 어질고 현명한 임금
  • 성군聖君 Korean gloss: 어질고 덕이 뛰어난 임금
  • 난군亂君 Korean gloss: 나라를 어지럽히는 막된 임금
  • 부군夫君 Korean gloss: 남의 남편을 높여 이르는 말
  • 가군家君 Korean gloss: 남에게 자기 남편을 이르는 말
  • 폐군廢君 Korean gloss: 임금을 몰아냄. 또는 그 임금
  • 군신君臣 Korean gloss: 임금과 신하를 아울러 이르는 말

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 君

  • 君が代きみがよ Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
  • 君臨くんりん reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling
  • 諸君しょくん you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen
  • 君主くんしゅ monarch; sovereign; ruler
  • 君子くんし man of virtue; wise man; (true) gentleman
  • 夫君ふくん (another's) husband
  • 暴君ぼうくん tyrant; despot
  • 姫君ひめぎみ daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
  • 名君めいくん wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
  • 主君しゅくん lord; master
  • 君きみ you; buddy; pal
  • 君たちきみたち you (plural); all of you; you all

Characters sharing the phonetic 尹

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “군”

Other hanja with radical 口

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