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尊君 (そんくん, sonkun) Japanese meaning: your father | Kotomora

尊そん君くん

Meanings

1

your father; someone's father

polite (teineigo)›

Polite term for someone else's father. The gloss 'one's companion' is rare and likely historical; modern usage is almost exclusively for 'father'.

そんくんはお元げん気きですか。
How is your father?

Kanji

尊revered, valuable, precious
君mister, you, ruler

Related words

お父とうさん
Common, everyday term for 'father' (your own or someone else's). そんくん is more formal and respectful, used mainly in writing or formal speech.
父ちち上うえ
Very formal and somewhat archaic term for 'father'. そんくん is less archaic but still polite.

Etymology

Composed of 尊 (そん, 'honorable') and 君 (くん, 'lord' or 'you'), used as a respectful term for another person's father. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.