Japanese symbol for “gentlemen”
諸君
しょくん
Romaji: shokun
you (people)
In Japanese, gentlemen is 諸君, read しょくん (shokun).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n you (people)
- int gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends; everyone
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gentlemen”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殿方 | とのがた tonogata | gentlemen; men |
| 諸子 | しょし shoshi | gentlemen; you; (all of) you or them |
| 殿御 | とのご tonogo | gentlemen |
| 諸賢 | しょけん shoken | (all of) you or them; various wise individuals; gentlemen |
| 謹啓 | きんけい kinkei | Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 諸国 | しょこく shokoku | various countries; various regions; various provinces |
| 諸島 | しょとう shotou | archipelago; group of islands |
| 諸々 | もろもろ moromoro | all kinds of things; various things; large number of people |
| 諸般 | しょはん shohan | various; several |
| 諸悪 | しょあく shoaku | various evils; every kind of evil; all evils |
| 君主 | くんしゅ kunshu | monarch; sovereign; ruler |
| 君臨 | くんりん kunrin | reigning (over a country) |
| 君が代 | きみがよ kimigayo | Imperial reign |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gentlemen”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.