男爵

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Chinese

male nobility; (ancient wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle)
simp. and trad.
(男爵) 		男 爵
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Pronunciation

Noun

男爵

  1. baron (nobility)

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (男爵):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
男 爵
だん
Grade: 1 		しゃく
Grade: S
kan'on
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

男(だん)爵(しゃく) • (danshaku) ←だんしやく (dansyaku)?

  1. baron

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
男爵

Noun

男爵 • (namjak) (hangeul 남작)

  1. hanja form? of 남작 (“baron”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
男爵

Noun

男爵

  1. chữ Hán form of nam tước (“baron”).
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