noun, noun used as a suffix

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  1. marquis, second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility.
  2. daimyo.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

marquis, lord, daimyo
コウ (9th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
yu
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)