貴族院
See also: 贵族院
Chinese
lord; nobleman; noble lord; nobleman; noble; aristocrat; nobility; aristocracy | courtyard; institution | ||
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trad. (貴族院) | 貴族 | 院 | |
simp. (贵族院) | 贵族 | 院 |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
貴族院
- House of Lords
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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貴 | 族 | 院 |
き Grade: 6 | ぞく Grade: 3 | いん Grade: 3 |
goon | kan’yōon |
Etymology
From 貴族 (kizoku, “noble”) + 院 (-in, “institution”, from 議院 (giin, “parliamentary chamber”)).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) きぞくいん [kìzókúꜜìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [kʲizo̞kɯ̟ᵝĩɴ]
Proper noun
貴族院 • (Kizokuin) ←きぞくゐん (kizokwin)?
- (historical) the House of Peers (upper house of Japan's Imperial Diet)
- the House of Lords (upper house of Britain's or Ireland's Parliament)
- (historical) the Chamber of Peers (upper house of France's Parliament)
See also
- 上院 (jōin)
- 参議院 (Sangiin)
- 庶民院 (Shomin'in)
Korean
Hanja in this term | ||
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貴 | 族 | 院 |
Proper noun
貴族院 • (Gwijogwon or McCune-Reischauer: Kwijogwŏn or Yale: Kwīcok.wen) (hangeul 귀족원)
- Hanja form? of 귀족원 (“House of Lords”).