貴き様さま

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Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch

sensitivederogatory

Highly derogatory and confrontational second-person pronoun. Used to express extreme anger, contempt, or hostility. Not used in polite conversation.

貴き様さま、よくもそんなことを！
You bastard, how dare you do such a thing!
貴き様さまに言いわれる筋すじ合あいはない。
I don't need to hear that from a son of a bitch like you.

pronoun

you

archaicpolite (teineigo)

Archaic polite second-person pronoun, originally used to address superiors. Now obsolete; modern usage is exclusively derogatory.

古こ文ぶん書しょでは「貴き様さま」が敬けい称しょうとして使つかわれている。
In old documents, 貴様 is used as a respectful form of address.

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Kanji

貴precious, value, prize
様Esq., way, manner

Related words

お前まえN3sense 1
お前 is also a blunt, casual second-person pronoun that can be used among close friends without hostility, whereas 貴様 is always confrontational and insulting.
てめえN2sense 1
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.
汝うぬ
貴様 is the most common modern insulting 'you', while 汝 is rarer and sounds more archaic but carries a similarly contemptuous tone.
君きみN4
貴様 is far more aggressive and insulting than 君, used to provoke or belittle rather than just address casually.
あなたN5
あなた is polite or neutral, while 貴様 is an aggressive, insulting way to say 'you' used to provoke or belittle someone.

Built from

貴き+様さま

Written forms

貴き様さまUsage72%
Standard kanji spelling for this derogatory pronoun.
きさまUsage27%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing, especially when the derogatory tone is emphasized.
キサマUsage1%

Etymology

Originally a polite term combining 貴 (noble) and 様 (honorific suffix). Over time, its usage shifted to become a derogatory and confrontational pronoun.