侯
侯 — Marquis
marquis, lord, daimyo
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 侯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侯 | こう kou | marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo |
| 侯爵 | こうしゃく koushaku | marquis; marquess |
| 王侯 | おうこう oukou | the king and his feudal lords |
Study notes
侯 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2363 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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