しょこう

See also: じょこう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しょこう – see the following entries.
【諸侯】
[noun] (historical, feudalism) noblemen, especially those with familial ties to an East Asian 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”), who were ranked by the 五爵 (goshaku, “five ranks”)
【曙光】
[noun] daybreak, the first light of dawn
[noun] (figurative) rays of hope, prospects
(This term, しょこう (shokō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
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