Japanese symbol for “nobles”
侯伯
こうはく
Romaji: kouhaku
nobles; feudal lords
In Japanese, nobles is 侯伯, read こうはく (kouhaku).
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Meanings
- n nobles; feudal lords
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nobles”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上つ方 | うえつがた uetsugata | nobles; the upper class |
| 京方 | きょうがた kyougata | the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侯爵 | こうしゃく koushaku | marquis; marquess |
| 王侯 | おうこう oukou | the king and his feudal lords |
| 諸侯 | しょこう shokou | feudal lords; barons; princes |
| 侯国 | こうこく koukoku | marquisate; marquessate; principality |
| 侯爵夫人 | こうしゃくふじん koushakufujin | marchioness |
| 伯爵 | はくしゃく hakushaku | count; earl |
| 画伯 | がはく gahaku | master painter; great artist |
| 伯仲 | はくちゅう hakuchuu | being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.