侯爵

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Noun

侯爵

  1. marquess (a British nobleman)
  2. marquis (as called in other kingdoms)

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (侯爵):
  • → Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • → Korean: 후작(侯爵) (hujak)
  • → Vietnamese: hầu tước (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

Japanese
Kanji in this term
侯 爵
こう
Grade: S		 しゃく
Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

侯 (“marquis”) +‎ 爵 (“nobility title”). Originally, the second highest among the 五等爵 (Gotōshaku, “Five Ranks”) in China under the Zhou dynasty. Used as an equivalent to the concept of the European "marquess" after the Meiji Restoration, during the establishment of a new peerage system called 華族 (Kazoku).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こ​ーしゃく [kóꜜòshàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

侯(こう)爵(しゃく) • (kōshaku) ←こうしやく (kousyaku)?

  1. marquess (a British nobleman)
  2. marquis (as called in other kingdoms)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
侯爵

Noun

侯爵 • (hujak) (hangeul 후작)

  1. Hanja form? of 후작 (“marquess; marquis”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
侯爵

Noun

侯爵

  1. chữ Hán form of hầu tước (“marquess (a British nobleman); marquis (as called in other kingdoms)”).
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