子爵

Chinese

child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
nobility; (ancient wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle)
simp. and trad.
(子爵)

Pronunciation


Noun

子爵

  1. viscount

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (子爵):
  • Japanese: ()(しゃく) (shishaku)
  • Korean: 자작(子爵) (jajak)
  • Vietnamese: tử tước (子爵)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
しゃく
Grade: S
kan'on

Etymology

(Chinese scholar; viscount) +‎ (nobility title). Originally, the fourth 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 "viscount" after the Meiji Restoration, during the establishment of a new peerage system called 華族 (Kazoku).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(しゃく) • (shishakuししやく (sisyaku)?

  1. viscount

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

子爵 • (jajak) (hangeul 자작)

  1. hanja form? of 자작 (viscount)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

子爵

  1. chữ Hán form of tử tước (viscount)