Kanji Detail for 侯 - "marquis, lord, noble"

侯

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
侯 means "marquis, lord, noble."
1. Marquis - A noble rank.
2. Lord - A ruler or nobleman.
3. Target - The mark in archery.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

marquis; lord; daimyo

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

marquis, lord; target in archery

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname Hou

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

marquis, lord; target in archery

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Under the old system, the second of the five ranks of nobility was 侯 (marquis). Also, in feudal times, rulers of vassal states were called 諸侯. Later, the term continued to be used for the powerful and local officials, all called 侯. Such as 君侯, 邑侯. | An initial particle. Same meaning as 惟, 維. (Book of Odes) "Who is there?" | Archery target. Like today's arrow target. Ten chi square is called 侯. Four chi is called 鵠.
Onyomi

koh(こう)
Kunyomi

kimi(きみ)

mato(まと)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

人亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)
Related Keywords
marquis lord noble aristocrat peer baron feudal ruler governor rank title peerage target aim mark archery distinguished honorable dignitary