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公卿

公卿

Chinese

 
just; honorable (designation); public; common
(old) minister; (old) term of endearment between spouses; thou (poet.)
simp. and trad.
(公卿)

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

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ぎょう
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

公卿 (hiragana くぎょう, romaji kugyō)

  1. court nobility

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

公卿 (gonggyeong) (hangeul 공경)

  1. Hanja form? of 공경.