公子

Chinese

 
just; honorable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad.
(公子)

Pronunciation


Noun

公子

  1. (historical) son or daughter of a feudal prince, vassal king or duke (especially of the kings of Zhou dynasty)
  2. (honorific) your son
  3. (figuratively) son of privilege; son of an official; son of nobility

Derived terms

  • 公子哥 (gōngzǐgē)
  • 公子家
  • 公子王孫公子王孙
  • 四公子
  • 大家公子
  • 女公子
  • 安公子
  • 憑虛公子凭虚公子
  • 無腸公子无肠公子
  • 王孫公子王孙公子
  • 花花公子 (huāhuā gōngzǐ, “playboy”)
  • 高陽公子高阳公子

Proper noun

公子

  1. A surname.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2

Grade: 1

Noun

公子 (hiragana こうし, rōmaji kōshi)

  1. young noble man

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
きみ
Grade: 2

Grade: 1

公子 (hiragana きみこ, rōmaji Kimiko)

  1. A female given name
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