Kanji 侯: "marquis, lord, daimyo"

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

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

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.

• 侯こう爵しゃくmarquis; marquess
• 侯こうmarquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility · daimyo
• 諸しょ侯こうfeudal lords; barons; princes
• 王おう侯こう貴き族ぞくroyalty and titled nobility
• 侯こう爵しゃく夫ふ人じんmarchioness
• 王おう侯こうthe king and his feudal lords
• 侯こう国こくmarquisate; marquessate; principality
• 藩はん侯こうfeudal lord; daimyo
• 三さん百びゃく諸しょ侯こうall daimyo
• 列れっ侯こうmany daimyo
• 侯こう伯はくnobles; feudal lords
• 公こう侯こうprinces and marquises; great feudal lords

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