公爵

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Chinese

just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
nobility; (ancient wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle)
trad. (公爵)
simp. #(公爵)

Pronunciation


Noun

公爵

  1. duke

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (公爵):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
しゃく
Grade: S
kan'on
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Chinese 公爵 (gōngjué). Used initially as a translation of European titles such as English duke or German Herzog.

First cited in Japanese to 1867.

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(しゃく) (kōshakuこうしやく (kousyaku)?

  1. duke

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 公爵”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

公爵 (gongjak) (hangeul 공작)

  1. Hanja form? of 공작 (duke).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

公爵

  1. chữ Hán form of công tước (duke).