くん

See also: ぐん

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of くん – see the following entries.

【君】3 [suffix] suffix for boys' names [suffix] indicates respect [suffix] indicates familiarity

【訓】4 [noun] kun'yomi

【勲】S [noun] merit [noun] the class of an order of merit

(This term, くん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as くん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くん.)

Etymology 2

Interjection

くん • (kun) 

1. (onomatopoeia) Representing a sniffing sound.