Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
marquis, lord, daimyo
On:
コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 侯 【コウ】 marquis, second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility, daimyo
  • 候補 【コウホ】 candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list, candidacy, candidature, nomination
  • 王侯 【オウコウ】 the king and his feudal lords
  • 仙台侯 【センダイコウ】 Lord of Sendai

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hou2, hou4
Korean:
hu

Spanish

  • marqués
  • señor feudal
  • daimyo

Portuguese

  • marques
  • senhor
  • daimyo

French

  • marquis
  • seigneur
  • daimyo
1256 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2014 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
443 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1479 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
777 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1924 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2107 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1876 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
95 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
109 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
74 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
79 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1654 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
633 Morohashi
98 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
211 New Nelson (John Haig)
1639 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1767 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1227 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2163 2001 Kanji
2a7.21 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2723.4 Four corner code
1-24-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4faf Unicode hex code

17 strokes
Radical:
claw 爪 (爫)
Parts:
baron, peerage, court rank
On:
シャク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 爵 【シャク】 jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze), peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
  • 爵位 【シャクイ】 peerage, court rank
  • 伯爵 【ハクシャク】 count, earl
  • 侯爵 【コウシャク】 marquis, marquess

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jue2
Korean:
jag

Spanish

  • linaje
  • título nobiliario

Portuguese

  • barão
  • nobreza
  • posição na nobreza

French

  • baron
  • pairie
  • rang à la cour
1344 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2021 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2830 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1875 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2779 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1923 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2105 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1875 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1285 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3143 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1611 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2197 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1475 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19710P Morohashi
2524 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3514 New Nelson (John Haig)
1463 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1573 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1873 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2048 2001 Kanji
5g12.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-13 SKIP code
2-9-8 SKIP code
2-1-16 SKIP code
2074.6 Four corner code
1-28-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7235 Unicode hex code