貴族院

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Chinese

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courtyard; institution
trad. (貴族院) 貴族
simp. (贵族院) 贵族

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貴族院

  1. House of Lords

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
ぞく
Grade: 3
いん
Grade: 3
goon kan'yōon
 貴族院 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From 貴族 (kizoku, noble) +‎ (-in, institution, from 議院 (giin, parliamentary chamber)).

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()(ぞく)(いん) (Kizokuinきぞくゐん (Kizokwin)?

  1. (history) the House of Peers (upper house of Japan's Imperial Diet)
  2. the House of Lords (upper house of Britain's or Ireland's Parliament)
  3. (history) the Chamber of Peers (upper house of France's Parliament)

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

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貴族院 (Gwijogwon or McCune-Reischauer: Kwijogwŏn or Yale: Kwīcok.wen) (hangeul 귀족원)

  1. hanja form? of 귀족원 (House of Lords)