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君 means 'you'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 512   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-13    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 26    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 31 words   Used in 101 words   Used in 354 names   Component in 16 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   クン
Kun
   きみ you
Kun    -ぎみ
Name   
⿸   () slashed yo   mouth  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 君 is used 6 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 君 is used 96 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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クン : 75 words FIND ALL
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ruler; monarch; sovereign
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きみ : 12 words FIND ALL
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1. you; buddy; pal  (also used colloquially by young females; male term or language; familiar language)
noun
2. monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master  (orig. meaning)
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きみ (read as ぎみ) : 9 words FIND ALL
2
noun
(polite reference to one's own) mother
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An additional 5 less common words include 君 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 285 (originally: 266)  Joy o' Kanji : 266  Key to Kanji: 240 

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クン   きみ you   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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slashed yo
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