your (honorific)
Honorific prefix attached to nouns referring to the addressee or their group, e.g., 貴社 (your company), 貴殿 (you, formal). Used in formal writing and business correspondence.
I wish your company continued success.
high rank or status (prefix)
Prefix indicating elevated social standing, often in fixed compounds like 貴公子 (young nobleman) or 貴族 (aristocrat). Not freely productive in modern Japanese.
See also: 貴公子
dear, beloved (suffix)
Suffix expressing affection and respect, typically attached to terms for older male relatives or mentors, e.g., 兄貴 (older brother, with affection), 親父貴 (old man, affectionate). Often used in informal or familial contexts.
See also: 兄貴
Big bro, I need to talk to you about something.
The 貴 in 貴公子 indicates high social status.
precious; valuable
older brother; big brother · senior; older-brother figure · older man; older guy
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
you (honorific, to a woman) · noblewoman; lady
noble; exalted; high-born · noble (character); refined; dignified · precious; valuable; expensive
precious metal
you
young nobleman; scion of a noble family · princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
lady; noblewoman
From classical Chinese 貴 (guì), meaning 'noble, precious, esteemed'. Adopted into Japanese as a bound honorific element.
you (polite, archaic, masculine, epistolary)
your company · your shrine
aristocrat; noble; dignitary; person of high rank
distinguished guest; noble visitor
wealth and rank; riches and honors
your country
high and low; all ranks of society
precious stone; jewel; gem
elder sister; big sister · older female friend; big sis (figurative)
your bank
you
you (honorific, formal, used by men in letters) · your residence (archaic honorific)
your school
rise in price; appreciation; advance
noble person; nobility
great power and high status · person of power and status
rare and valuable; precious
you (honorific, archaic)
your letter; correspondence from you
high priest; priest (honorific)