公子

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Chinese[edit]

 
just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (公子)
simp. #(公子)
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Pronunciation 1[edit]


Noun[edit]

公子

  1. (historical) scion; son or daughter of a feudal prince, vassal king or duke (especially of the kings of Zhou dynasty)
  2. (honorific) your son
  3. (figurative) son of privilege; son of an official; son of nobility
  4. A title used to address young men in historical dramas
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Proper noun[edit]

公子

  1. a surname

Pronunciation 2[edit]


Noun[edit]

公子

  1. (Xiang) male (of animals)
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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
kan’on

Etymology[edit]

Literary Chinese 公子 (gōngzǐ, literally duke's son)

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Noun[edit]

(こう)() (kōshi

  1. (historical) the son of a duke in China or Vietnam; compare 王子 (son of a king) and 皇子 (son of an emperor)
    Antonym: 公女

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN