JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 侯: "marquis, lord, daimyo"
The kanji 侯 means "marquis, lord, daimyo". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | marquis, lord, daimyo |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2363 of 2,501 |
Common words with 侯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 侯爵marquis; marquess
- 侯marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility · daimyo
- 諸侯feudal lords; barons; princes
- 王侯貴族royalty and titled nobility
- 侯爵夫人marchioness
- 王侯the king and his feudal lords
- 侯国marquisate; marquessate; principality
- 藩侯feudal lord; daimyo
- 三百諸侯all daimyo
- 列侯many daimyo
- 侯伯nobles; feudal lords
- 公侯princes and marquises; great feudal lords
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