こうしゃく

See also: こうじゃく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうしゃく – see the following entries.

【公爵】	[noun] [from 1867] duke

【侯爵】	[noun] marquess (a British nobleman) [noun] marquis (as called in other kingdoms)

【講釈】	[noun] explanation [noun] showing off one's knowledge; pedantry [noun] (archaic, in the Edo period) Synonym of 講談 (kōdan) [verb] to expound, to lecture [verb] to show off one's knowledge

(This term, こうしゃく, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

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