There are 72 total results for your nobility search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
侯 see styles |
hóu hou2 hou kou / ko こう |
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]; nobleman; high official (n,n-suf) (1) (hist) (See 五等爵) marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; (n,n-suf) (2) (hist) daimyo; (surname) Hou |
貴族 贵族 see styles |
guì zú gui4 zu2 kuei tsu kizoku きぞく |
lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy (noun - becomes adjective with の) nobility; aristocracy; peerage; (personal name) Kizoku |
伯 see styles |
bó bo2 po haku はく |
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] (1) count; earl; (2) (hist) (See 神祇官・2) chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); (3) (abbreviation) (See 伯剌西爾・ブラジル) Brazil; (surname, given name) Haku eldest brother (?) |
公 see styles |
gōng gong1 kung kou / ko こう |
public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal) (1) (See 私) public affair; government matter; the state; the government; the public; (n,n-suf) (2) duke; prince; (suffix) (3) (after the name of a high-ranking person) Sir; Lord; (suffix) (4) (after a person, animal, etc.) familiar or derogatory suffix; (given name) Hiromu Public, general, official; a duke, grandparent, gentleman; just, fair. |
圭 see styles |
guī gui1 kuei misaki みさき |
jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies; sundial; (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount; a smidgen; a speck (female given name) Misaki |
爵 see styles |
jué jue2 chüeh shaku; saku(ok) しゃく; さく(ok) |
ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility (1) (hist) jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); (2) peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor); (female given name) Tsukasa |
男 see styles |
nán nan2 nan nan なん |
male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] (n,n-suf,ctr) son; (male given name) Dan Male. |
袍 see styles |
páo pao2 p`ao pao hou / ho ほう |
gown (lined) round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court a robe. |
謁 谒 see styles |
yè ye4 yeh etsu えつ |
to visit (a superior) (1) (See 謁見) audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); (2) visiting card; name card |
五爵 see styles |
goshaku ごしゃく |
(hist) (See 五等爵,公爵・こうしゃく,侯爵・こうしゃく,伯爵・はくしゃく,子爵・ししゃく,男爵・だんしゃく・1) five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946) |
公子 see styles |
gōng zǐ gong1 zi3 kung tzu koushi / koshi こうし |
son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) young nobleman; (female given name) Masako |
公家 see styles |
gōng jiā gong1 jia1 kung chia kuge; kouka; kouke / kuge; koka; koke くげ; こうか; こうけ |
the public; the state; society; the public purse (1) (くげ only) (hist) court noble; nobility; kuge; (2) (hist) Imperial Court; (surname) Kuge |
初冠 see styles |
uikouburi; uikaburi; uikamuri; uikanmuri; shokan / uikoburi; uikaburi; uikamuri; uikanmuri; shokan ういこうぶり; ういかぶり; ういかむり; ういかんむり; しょかん |
(noun/participle) (1) (archaism) (See 元服・1) crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony; (2) (ういかんむり only) (See 巻纓,垂纓) noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility) |
勳爵 勋爵 see styles |
xūn jué xun1 jue2 hsün chüeh |
Lord (UK hereditary nobility); UK life peer |
卒す see styles |
shussu; sossu しゅっす; そっす |
(v5s,vi) (archaism) to die (esp. of nobility, etc.) |
厨子 see styles |
chuushi / chushi ちゅうし |
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors; (surname) Chuushi |
召人 see styles |
meshiudo; meshuudo / meshiudo; meshudo めしうど; めしゅうど |
(1) (See 歌会始) person specially invited to compose and recite a poem at the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading; (2) (hist) person employed by the Imperial Court to compile anthologies of waka poetry; (3) (hist) (See 舞楽) person summoned to perform bugaku (for the nobility) |
品位 see styles |
pǐn wèi pin3 wei4 p`in wei pin wei hini ひんい |
rank; grade; quality; (aesomethingetic) taste (1) dignity; grace; nobility; (2) grade; quality; fineness; carat; karat rank |
圍場 围场 see styles |
wéi chǎng wei2 chang3 wei ch`ang wei chang |
enclosure; pig pen; hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former times) |
天爵 see styles |
tenshaku てんしゃく |
true merit; natural nobility |
奉告 see styles |
fèng gào feng4 gao4 feng kao houkoku / hokoku ほうこく |
(honorific) to inform (noun, transitive verb) report given to deity or nobility |
宿禰 see styles |
sukune すくね |
(1) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) Lord (title of respect for nobility, etc.); (2) (archaism) (See 八色の姓) Sukune (third highest of the eight hereditary titles); (personal name) Sukune |
寡人 see styles |
guǎ rén gua3 ren2 kua jen kajin かじん |
I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility) (expression) my humble self |
封爵 see styles |
fēng jué feng1 jue2 feng chüeh houshaku / hoshaku ほうしゃく |
to confer a title; to ennoble; to knight; title of nobility enfeoffment (incl. bestowal of government post and court rank) |
廚子 厨子 see styles |
chú zi chu2 zi5 ch`u tzu chu tzu zushi ずし |
cook (out-dated kanji) (1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors |
晉爵 晋爵 see styles |
jìn jué jin4 jue2 chin chüeh |
to join the nobility; to rise through the nobility |
朝服 see styles |
cháo fú chao2 fu2 ch`ao fu chao fu choufuku / chofuku ちょうふく |
court dress in former times clothes worn by the nobility when attending Court |
殿原 see styles |
tonobara とのばら |
(1) the nobility; (2) (polite language) man; (place-name, surname) Tonohara |
殿達 see styles |
tonotachi とのたち |
(1) the nobility; (2) (polite language) visitors |
浩氣 浩气 see styles |
hào qì hao4 qi4 hao ch`i hao chi |
vast spirit; nobility of spirit |
爵位 see styles |
jué wèi jue2 wei4 chüeh wei shakui しゃくい |
order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2] peerage; court rank |
爵祿 爵禄 see styles |
jué lù jue2 lu4 chüeh lu shakuroku |
rank and emolument of nobility rank and emolument |
狩衣 see styles |
kariginu; karigoromo かりぎぬ; かりごろも |
(1) (hist) kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; (2) (hist) (See 布衣・2) patterned kariginu (Edo period); (place-name) Kariginu |
王公 see styles |
wáng gōng wang2 gong1 wang kung oukou / oko おうこう |
princes and dukes; aristocrat (1) royalty and nobility; (2) noble; aristocrat |
王孫 王孙 see styles |
wáng sūn wang2 sun1 wang sun ouson / oson おうそん |
children of the nobility royal grandson |
瓔珞 璎珞 see styles |
yīng luò ying1 luo4 ying lo youraku / yoraku ようらく |
jade or pearl necklace (1) personal ornament (adorned with gemstones, and usu. worn by the nobility in ancient India or adorning Buddhist statues); necklace; diadem; (2) moulded decoration hanging from the edges of a Buddhist canopy, gables, etc. A necklace of precious stones; things strung together. |
直衣 see styles |
noushi; naoshi; chokui / noshi; naoshi; chokui のうし; なおし; ちょくい |
everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward) |
礼冠 see styles |
raikan; reikan / raikan; rekan らいかん; れいかん |
(archaism) (hist) crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryō system) |
舍人 see styles |
shè rén she4 ren2 she jen toneri とねり |
ancient office title; rich and important person (out-dated kanji) (gikun reading) (1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies; (out-dated kanji) (1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies; (personal name) Toneri |
舎人 see styles |
torine とりね |
(1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies; (personal name) Torine |
華冑 see styles |
kachuu / kachu かちゅう |
aristocracy; nobility |
華族 华族 see styles |
huá zú hua2 zu2 hua tsu kazoku かぞく |
noble family; of Chinese ancestry (hist) (See 五等爵) peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy |
裘代 see styles |
kyuutai / kyutai きゅうたい |
fine monk's robes worn by members of the imperial household, nobility, councilors (councillors), etc. |
謁見 see styles |
ekken えっけん |
(n,vs,vi) audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility) |
貴人 贵人 see styles |
guì rén gui4 ren2 kuei jen kijin; kinin; atebito(ok); umahito(ok) きじん; きにん; あてびと(ok); うまひと(ok) |
nobility; person of high rank aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank; (male given name) Takahito aristocrat |
門跡 门迹 see styles |
mén jī men2 ji1 men chi monzeki もんぜき |
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto); (place-name) Monzeki gate tracks |
陪侍 see styles |
péi shì pei2 shi4 p`ei shih pei shih baiji ばいじ |
to wait upon (older people); to accompany; attendant retainer; attending on the nobility |
上達部 see styles |
kandachime; kandachibe; kamudachime かんだちめ; かんだちべ; かむだちめ |
(archaism) (See 公家・くげ・1) nobility |
五等爵 see styles |
gotoushaku / gotoshaku ごとうしゃく |
(hist) (See 公爵,侯爵,伯爵,子爵,男爵・1) five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1869-1947) |
厨子棚 see styles |
zushidana ずしだな |
(See 厨子・2) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) |
Variations: |
touto; tatto / toto; tatto とうと; たっと |
(archaism) (See 尊い・1) value; preciousness; nobility |
詰開き see styles |
tsumebiraki つめびらき tsumehiraki つめひらき |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) bargaining; negotiation; (2) turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); (3) sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach |
雲上人 see styles |
unjoubito / unjobito うんじょうびと |
the nobility |
パトリキ see styles |
patoriki パトリキ |
(hist) (See プレブス) patricians (ancient Roman nobility) (lat: patricii) |
五等爵位 see styles |
wǔ děng jué wèi wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4 wu teng chüeh wei |
five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2] |
侯門似海 侯门似海 see styles |
hóu mén - sì hǎi hou2 men2 - si4 hai3 hou men - ssu hai |
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom); fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people |
八旗子弟 see styles |
bā qí zǐ dì ba1 qi2 zi3 di4 pa ch`i tzu ti pa chi tzu ti |
child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility); (fig.) privileged brat |
加官進爵 加官进爵 see styles |
jiā guān jìn jué jia1 guan1 jin4 jue2 chia kuan chin chüeh |
promotion to the nobility (idiom) |
有職料理 see styles |
yuusokuryouri / yusokuryori ゆうそくりょうり |
{food} (See 本膳料理) yūsoku cuisine; banquet cuisine based on that of Heian-period nobility |
王侯貴族 see styles |
oukoukizoku / okokizoku おうこうきぞく |
royalty and titled nobility |
蒼松翠柏 苍松翠柏 see styles |
cāng sōng cuì bǎi cang1 song1 cui4 bai3 ts`ang sung ts`ui pai tsang sung tsui pai |
evergreen pine and cypress (idiom); steadfast nobility |
詰め開き see styles |
tsumebiraki つめびらき tsumehiraki つめひらき |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) bargaining; negotiation; (2) turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); (3) sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach |
貴族階級 see styles |
kizokukaikyuu / kizokukaikyu きぞくかいきゅう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) noble class; nobility |
金枝玉葉 金枝玉叶 see styles |
jīn zhī yù yè jin1 zhi1 yu4 ye4 chin chih yü yeh kinshigyokuyou / kinshigyokuyo きんしぎょくよう |
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty (1) (yoji) member of the Imperial family; royalty; (2) beautiful clouds |
公侯伯子男 see styles |
koukouhakushidan / kokohakushidan こうこうはくしだん |
(hist) (See 公爵・こうしゃく,侯爵・こうしゃく,伯爵・はくしゃく,子爵・ししゃく,男爵・だんしゃく・1,五等爵) duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron; five ranks of nobility |
Variations: |
koushinmachi / koshinmachi こうしんまち |
(hist) {Buddh} (See 三尸) kōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period |
Variations: |
tsumehiraki; tsumebiraki つめひらき; つめびらき |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) bargaining; negotiation; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach |
Variations: |
zushi ずし |
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa) |
Variations: |
zushi ずし |
(1) miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); (2) (See 厨子棚) cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (3) (See 厨子甕) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa) |
Variations: |
shajin; toneri(gikun) しゃじん; とねり(gikun) |
(1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the ritsuryō system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) (See 宮内省) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies |
Variations: |
koukouhakushidan / kokohakushidan こうこうはくしだん |
(hist) (See 公爵,侯爵,伯爵,子爵,男爵・1) duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947) |
Variations: |
nanori なのり |
(1) giving one's name; self-introduction; (2) (hist) announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); (3) (hist) name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; (4) Japanese kanji reading used in names |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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