伯爵

Chinese

father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address
 
 nobility; (ancient wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle)
simp. and trad.
(伯爵) 		伯 爵

Pronunciation

Noun

伯爵

  1. count (ruler of a county)
  2. earl (a British or Irish nobleman)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (伯爵):
  • → Japanese: 伯(はく)爵(しゃく) (hakushaku)
  • → Korean: 백작(伯爵) (baekjak)
  • → Vietnamese: bá tước (伯爵)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伯 爵
はく
Grade: S 		しゃく
Grade: S
kan'on

Etymology

伯 (“count”) +‎ 爵 (“nobility title”). Originally, the third highest among the 五等爵 (Gotōshaku, “Five Ranks”) in China under the Zhou dynasty. Used as an equivalent to the concept of the European "count" after the Meiji Restoration, during the establishment of a new peerage system called 華族 (Kazoku).

Pronunciation

Noun

伯(はく)爵(しゃく) • (hakushaku) ←はくしやく (fakusyaku)?

  1. count (male ruler of a county)
  2. earl (a British or Irish nobleman)
    • Takeuchi, Ryōsuke with Miyoshi, Hikaru, “＃１｜緋(ひ)色(いろ)の瞳(ひとみ)(Ｔｈｅ Ｓｃａｒｌｅｔ Ｅｙｅｓ) [#1|The Scarlet Eyes]”, in 憂国のモリアーティ(Ｍｏｒｉａｒｔｙ　ｔｈｅ　Ｐａｔｒｉｏｔ) [Moriarty the Patriot], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, pages 66–67:
      君(きみ)達(たち)は……
      Kimitachi wa……
      You are…
      ……アルバート　モリアーティ伯(はく)爵(しゃく)家(け)長(ちょう)子(し)　アルバート・ジェームズ・モリアーティ　そしてその弟(おとうと)　ウィリアム・ジェームズ・モリアーティとルイス・ジェームズ・モリアーティです
      ……Arubāto Moriāti Hakushakuke chōshi Arubāto Jēmuzu Moriāti Soshite sono otōto Wiriamu Jēmuzu Moriāti to Ruisu Jēmuzu Moriāti desu
      …Albert. Eldest son of the Earl Moriarty, Albert James Moriarty. And these are my brothers, William James Moriarty and Lewis James Moriarty.

See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
伯爵

Noun

伯爵 • (baekjak) (hangeul 백작)

  1. hanja form? of 백작 (“count; earl”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
伯爵

Noun

伯爵

  1. chữ Hán form of bá tước (“count; earl”)
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