侯
Marquis
Meanings
Marquis, Lord, Daimyo
On'yomi
こう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
侯 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
侯 (Marquis) is not taught on WaniKani and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #2363 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.
Other N1 kanji
Words using 侯
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