Word Meaning 君子

くんし kunshi

君子 is read as くんし (kunshi) and means person of high rank.

Meaning

English

  1. person of high rank
  2. the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
  3. man of virtue
  4. wise man
  5. (true) gentleman

Reading

Kana

くんし

Romaji

kunshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 16134 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四君子

しくんし

the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

使君子

しくんし

Rangoon creeper (Quisqualis indica)

君子は器ならず

くんしはきならず

a true gentleman is well-rounded

君子蘭

くんしらん

clivia (esp. drooping clivia, Clivia nobilis)

君子豹変

くんしひょうへん

the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor

君子豹変す

くんしひょうへんす

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never

君子は豹変す

くんしはひょうへんす

the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor

士君子

しくんし

gentleman

聖人君子

せいじんくんし

person of lofty virtue

Example Sentences

1

You aren't a saint either.