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庸君 (ようくん, youkun) Japanese meaning: stupid ruler | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 庸 commonplace, ordinary, employment Related words 暴ぼう 君くん 暴君 means 'tyrant', emphasizing cruelty and oppression, while 庸君 focuses on foolishness and incompetence.
名めい 君くん 名君 is the antonym, meaning 'wise ruler' or 'enlightened monarch'.
Etymology Composed of 庸 (mediocre, ordinary) and 君 (ruler, monarch). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of an incompetent ruler.
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History books record many examples of stupid rulers who ruined their countries.
