貴様
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 貴 | 様 |
| き Grade: 6 |
さま Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 貴樣 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 貴 (ki-, honorific prefix) + 様 (sama, honorific suffix).[1]
First cited to a Japanese-Portuguese dictionary of the early 1600s, and likely existent some time earlier.[1]
Originally used as a term of honor and respect in the correspondence of samurai households, used to refer to social superiors. Later became a more colloquial term, and by the late Edo period, it was used to refer to social equals or even inferiors. Now in modern usage, this is used almost exclusively by males in a pejorative context.[1][2][3][4][5]
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]- (vulgar, derogatory, men's speech) you, you SOB, you bastard
Usage notes
[edit]This is a rude form of you in Japanese. It is also used between enemies, and usually only by Japanese males.
See also
[edit]- てめえ (temē)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “貴様”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “貴様”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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