ごしゃく

See also: こしゃく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ごしゃく – see the following entries.

【五爵】 [noun] the five ranks of 爵 (shaku, “peerage”) in feudal China, bestowed on 諸侯 (shokō, “princes”) (sons, brothers, nephews, male cousins, etc.) of the 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”), later used as East Asian equivalents to European ranks

【語釈】 [noun] explanation of words

(This term, ごしゃく (goshaku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 五尺.)