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.)