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侯

侯 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 矢の的。
  2. 爵位のひとつ。「公」に次ぐ第2位の貴族。
  3. 貴人。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。原字は「𥎦」で、矢が的を射るさまを象る。のち装飾的な筆画を加えて「侯」の字体となる。「矢の的」を意味する漢語｛侯｝を表す字。のち仮借して「領主、貴人」を意味する漢語｛侯｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

marquis, lord, daimyo

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コウJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音hou2
  • 拼音hou4
  • 한글hu
  • Hán-ViệtHầu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+4FAF

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻⿱ユ矢

Words using this kanji

  • 侯爵こうしゃく貴族の爵位のひとつ、伯爵の上位、公爵の下位で、日本の華族令では第2位に当たる。marquis, marquess
  • 侯こう（コウ）諸侯。 （コウ）侯爵。marquis, daimyo
  • 侯国こうこく侯爵・伯爵など貴族の最高位以外の称号をもつ者が治める国。marquisate, marquessate, principality
  • 侯伯こうはくnobles, feudal lords
  • 侯串ごうぐしwooden target holder (in archery)
  • 侯爵夫人こうしゃくふじんmarchioness

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(19 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-2-7
Four Corner
2723.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2a7.21
Heisig
1767
Nelson
443