公卿

Chinese
 
just; honorable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 (old) minister; (old) term of endearment between spouses; thou (poet.)
simp. and trad.
(公卿)		 公 卿

Etymology

Originally an abbreviation of 三公 (the Three Excellencies) + 九卿 (the nine ministers)

Pronunciation

Noun

公卿

  1. (literary) the Three Excellencies and the nine ministers
  2. (literary) a generic term for all of the high-level ministers and officials within the government

References

Japanese
Kanji in this term
公 卿
く
Grade: 2		 ぎょう
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

公卿 (hiragana くぎょう, rōmaji kugyō)

  1. court nobility

Korean
Hanja in this term
公卿

Noun

公卿 • (gonggyeong) (hangeul 공경)

  1. Hanja form? of 공경.
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