"貴様" meaning in Japanese

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Pronoun

IPA: [kʲi̥sa̠ma̠] Forms: 貴様 [canonical] (ruby: (), (さま)), kisama [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 貴 (ki-, honorific prefix) + 様 (sama, honorific suffix). First cited to a Japanese-Portuguese dictionary of the early 1600s, and likely extant some time earlier. Originally used as a term of honor and respect in the correspondence of samurai households, used to refer to social superiors. Later became a more colloquial term, and by the late Edo period, it was used to refer to social equals or even inferiors. Now in modern usage, this is used almost exclusively by males in a pejorative context. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ja|貴|様|pos1=honorific prefix|pos2=honorific suffix|sort=きさま|tr1=ki|tr2=sama}} 貴 (ki-, honorific prefix) + 様 (sama, honorific suffix) Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun|きさま}} 貴(き)様(さま) • (kisama)
  1. (vulgar, derogatory, men's speech) you, you SOB, you bastard Wikipedia link: Daijisen#Online_search_engines, Edo period, Iwanami Shoten, Kōjien, Shinmura Izuru, Tōkyō, ja:広辞苑 Tags: derogatory, vulgar Related terms: てめえ (temē)

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