Japanese symbol for “princes”
諸侯
しょこう
Romaji: shokou
feudal lords; barons; princes
In Japanese, princes is 諸侯, read しょこう (shokou).
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Meanings
- n feudal lords; barons; princes
Written forms: 諸侯、諸候. Readings: しょこう.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 諸君 | しょくん shokun | you (people) |
| 諸国 | しょこく shokoku | various countries; various regions; various provinces |
| 諸島 | しょとう shotou | archipelago; group of islands |
| 諸々 | もろもろ moromoro | all kinds of things; various things; large number of people |
| 諸般 | しょはん shohan | various; several |
| 諸悪 | しょあく shoaku | various evils; every kind of evil; all evils |
| 侯爵 | こうしゃく koushaku | marquis; marquess |
| 王侯 | おうこう oukou | the king and his feudal lords |
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.