-kun

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-kun

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese くん (kun).

suffix

morpheme Appended to a young man's name or nickname to indicate familiarity.

Translations

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suffix nominal affix indicating familiarity

한국어	군 gun
日本語	くん -kun, 君 kun
中文	君 -jūn, 菌 -jùn
हिन्दी	-कुन -kun
Русский	-кун -kun
العربية	كون- -kūn

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"-kun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-kun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-kun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-kun

Chicago

"-kun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-kun.

BibTeX

@misc{kun_2026,
  title = {-kun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-kun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}