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Junzi / chun-tzu / gunja / kunshi
This means nobleman, person of noble character, man of virtue; wise man, or a true gentleman
君子 can be romanized as chün-tzu or jūnzǐ from Chinese and gunja from Korean. This has the same meaning in Japanese, but in another context, can be the female given name Kunshi.
大君 is the Japanese word Taikun. It's defined directly as liege, lord, or an alternate title for a shogunate.
The sound of this Japanese word entered the English lexicon by the 1800s but took the spelling of “tycoon.” Even President Lincoln was referred to as a Tycoon in the 1860s.
In Japan, this is still understood as “Great Lord” or “Big Boss.” In America, it means “Bill Gates” and “Warren Buffet.”
君子豹変す is a Japanese proverb that suggests that a wise man is willing to change his mind, but a fool will stubbornly never change his.
The first word is 君子 (kunshi), a man of virtue, a person of high rank, a wise man.
The second word is 豹変 (hyouhen), sudden change, complete change.
The last part, す (su), modifies the verb to a more humble form.
The “fool” part is merely implied or understood. So if wise and noble people are willing to change their minds, it automatically says that foolish people are unwilling to change.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 君 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
君 see styles |
jun jun1 chün kun くん |
More info & calligraphy: June(suffix) (1) (after the name of a male of equal or lower status) Mr; master; boy; (suffix) (2) (after the name of a female of lower status; used by males in formal settings) Ms; miss; (suffix) (3) (archaism) (still used among members of the Japanese Diet) sir; madam; (personal name) Kunji Prince, noble, ideal man or woman; translit. kun. |
君子 see styles |
jun zǐ jun1 zi3 chün tzu kunshi くんし |
More info & calligraphy: Nobleman(1) man of virtue; wise man; (true) gentleman; (2) person of high rank; (3) (See 四君子) the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo); (female given name) Kunshi superior man |
大君 see styles |
taikun たいくん |
More info & calligraphy: Great Lord / Tycoon |
君子豹変す see styles |
kunshihyouhensu / kunshihyohensu くんしひょうへんす |
More info & calligraphy: A Wise Man Changes His Mind (but a fool never will) |
両君 see styles |
ryoukun / ryokun りょうくん |
(1) (usu. referring to males of equal or lower status) two people; (2) two monarchs; two rulers |
主君 see styles |
shukun しゅくん |
lord; master |
二君 see styles |
nikun にくん |
two masters |
亡君 see styles |
boukun / bokun ぼうくん |
one's deceased lord |
人君 see styles |
jinkun じんくん |
sovereign; ruler |
仁君 see styles |
jinkun じんくん |
benevolent ruler |
伊君 see styles |
ikimi いきみ |
(surname) Ikimi |
信君 see styles |
nobukimi のぶきみ |
(personal name) Nobukimi |
儲君 储君 see styles |
chǔ jun chu3 jun1 ch`u chün chu chün |
heir apparent to a throne |
先君 see styles |
xiān jun xian1 jun1 hsien chün senkun せんくん |
my late father; my ancestors; the late emperor (1) (form) previous lord; late lord; (2) (form) (one's) late father; (3) (form) ancestor |
入君 see styles |
irigimi いりぎみ |
(surname) Irigimi |
創君 see styles |
soukun / sokun そうくん |
(personal name) Soukun |
南君 see styles |
nagimi なぎみ |
(place-name) Nagimi |
博君 see styles |
hirokimi ひろきみ |
(given name) Hirokimi |
厳君 see styles |
genkun げんくん |
your honored father; your honoured father |
古君 see styles |
furukimi ふるきみ |
(place-name, surname) Furukimi |
吉君 see styles |
yoshigimi よしぎみ |
(place-name) Yoshigimi |
同君 see styles |
doukun / dokun どうくん |
the person heretofore mentioned; that person |
名君 see styles |
meikun / mekun めいくん |
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord |
君ら see styles |
kimira きみら |
(pn,adj-no) (masculine speech) (familiar language) you guys; buddies; pals; you lot |
君一 see styles |
kimikazu きみかず |
(personal name) Kimikazu |
君世 see styles |
kimiyo きみよ |
(female given name) Kimiyo |
君主 see styles |
jun zhǔ jun1 zhu3 chün chu kunshu くんしゅ |
monarch; sovereign monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord) ruler |
君乃 see styles |
kimino きみの |
(female given name) Kimino |
君久 see styles |
kunji くんじ |
(personal name) Kunji |
君也 see styles |
kimiya きみや |
(given name) Kimiya |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
June | 君 | jūn / jun1 / jun | chün | |
Gunther | 君特 | jūn tè / jun1 te4 / jun te / junte | chün t`e / chünte / chün te | |
Nobleman | 君子 | kun shi / kunshi | jūn zǐ / jun1 zi3 / jun zi / junzi | chün tzu / chüntzu |
Great Lord Tycoon | 大君 | tai kun / taikun | ||
A Wise Man Changes His Mind (but a fool never will) | 君子豹変す | kun shi hyou hen su kunshihyouhensu kun shi hyo hen su |
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