7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

mister, you, ruler, male name suffix

Kun'yomi
  • you ②monarch ③he
  • -ぎみ
On'yomi
  • クン
    Mr ②Ms ③sir
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

きみ-ぎみ 96.7%
クン 3.3%

Character Breakdown

mister, you, ruler
きみ クン み (3rd, N3)
an official rank
イン おさ ただ.す (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

you ②monarch ③he
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
young lord or prince
(elder) sister
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References

Unicode hex code 541B
JIS X 0208 1-23-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 899
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 746
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3206
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3974
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2045
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 479
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3323
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 266
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 793
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 807
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 198
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 403
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 285
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 280
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 204
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1289
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 287
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1170
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d4.23
Four corner code 1760.7
De Roo Code 3577