Japanese word

諸君

Pronunciation

Romajishokun

Meaning

  • nounyou all

Example

諸君、準備はできましたか？sho kun jun bi wa de ki ma shi ta ka

Are you all ready?

Illustration for 諸君 (you all)

More examples

諸君の協力があれば、この計画は成功します。sho kun no kyō ryoku ga a re ba ko no kei kaku wa sei kō shi ma su

With your cooperation, this plan will succeed.

Core concept

It addresses several people collectively as a group, with a formal tone that can sound literary or old-fashioned in everyday speech.

Common phrases

  • 諸君の協力sho kun no kyō ryoku

    your cooperation

Similar words

君たちkimitachi: Addresses a group of people in a familiar and relatively casual way.
皆さんminasan: Addresses several people with a polite and friendly expression.
あなたがたanatagata: Addresses or refers to several people with formal respect.

Definition in Japanese

複数の相手をまとめて指し、呼びかけにも用いる、やや改まった二人称の語。fuku sū no ai te o ma to me te sa shi yo bi ka ke ni mo mochi i ru ya ya arata ma tta ni nin shō no go

Word origin

The compound 諸君 (shokun, "you all") combines 諸 (sho, "various" or "all") and 君 (kun, "you" or "lord"), using Sino-Japanese readings.

Usage tips

  • In modern Japanese, this form often sounds formal, literary, or old-fashioned, so it appears more often in speeches and writing than in casual conversation.

Related words

  • 諸君らshokunrayou allpronoun

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