くん

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See also: ぐん

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of くん – see the following entries.
3
suffix for boys' names
indicates respect
indicates familiarity
4
kun'yomi
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merit
the class of an order of merit
(This term, くん (kun), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as くん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くん.)

Etymology 2

Interjection

くん (kun

  1. (onomatopoeia) Representing a sniffing sound.