Kanji侯
Readingこう
Frequency99%
Used in (21 in total)
marquis; marquess
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
feudal lords; barons; princes
royalty and titled nobility
marquisate; marquessate; principality
the king and his feudal lords
feudal lord; daimyo
many daimyo
nobles; feudal lords
duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
princes and marquises; great feudal lords
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
high status does not depend on birth; every man can achieve great power if he exerts himself
local ruler
a country ruled by a prince or by a monarch with another title considered to fall under the generic meaning of the term prince
native state (of pre-independence India); princely state
wooden target holder (in archery)