貴

Honorific; Prefix

your

Prefix

indicates high rank or status

Suffix

indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

lord; god; goddess; honorific title for deities (and high-ranking people)

value; preciousness; nobility

Trad. polite in ref. to someone of equal or lower status, now oft. regarded as rude or distant

you

貴方／貴男 only; Familiar; Used by wives addressing their husbands

dear; honey

Colloquial; Familiar form of あなた; oft. considered rude

you

precious; valuable

Sensitive; Derogatory

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch

Archaic; Polite

you

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

Honorific; Pronoun; Used in letters when addressing a woman

you

Common noun

noblewoman; lady

Used by men in letters to male equals or superiors

you

Archaic

your residence

lady; noblewoman

you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)

valuable article; valuables

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

young nobleman; scion of a noble family

princely young man; man with an aristocratic air

noble visitor

precious metal

you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)

your country

aristocratic

Used to address government officials, military personnel, etc.

you

noble class; nobility

Historical term

House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution)

House of Lords (UK)

high and low (social standing)