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 (kōshaku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)