くん
kun (usu. used with men younger or of the same age)
The same 君 you learned as きみ, but hung on the end of a name it goes soft. The teacher works down the register: Ken-kun, over here. くん.
Written 君 but nearly always in kana. For boys, and for younger or junior men; さん is the safe choice for anyone else.
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