you; you bastard; you son of a bitch
Highly derogatory and confrontational second-person pronoun. Used to express extreme anger, contempt, or hostility. Not used in polite conversation.
貴様、よくもそんなことを！
You bastard, how dare you do such a thing!
Archaic polite second-person pronoun, originally used to address superiors. Now obsolete; modern usage is exclusively derogatory.
貴様に言われる筋合いはない。
I don't need to hear that from a son of a bitch like you.
In old documents, 貴様 is used as a respectful form of address.
てめえ is equally vulgar and aggressive, often heard in fights or angry confrontations, while 貴様 carries a slightly more old-fashioned, dramatic tone.
貴様 is the most common modern insulting 'you', while 汝 is rarer and sounds more archaic but carries a similarly contemptuous tone.
貴様 is far more aggressive and insulting than 君, used to provoke or belittle rather than just address casually.
あなた is polite or neutral, while 貴様 is an aggressive, insulting way to say 'you' used to provoke or belittle someone.
Standard kanji spelling for this derogatory pronoun.
Kana spelling is common in informal writing, especially when the derogatory tone is emphasized.
Originally a polite term combining 貴 (noble) and 様 (honorific suffix). Over time, its usage shifted to become a derogatory and confrontational pronoun.