Word Meaning 士族

しぞく shizoku

士族 is read as しぞく (shizoku) and means family of samurai lineage.

Meaning

English

family of samurai lineage
person with samurai ancestors
shizoku
the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai

Reading

Kana

しぞく

Romaji

shizoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 40037 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

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士族の商法

しぞくのしょうほう

amateurish and haughty way of doing business

士族反乱

しぞくはんらん

rebellions by former samurai (Meiji period)

不平士族

ふへいしぞく

discontented former samurai (early Meiji period)

士

さむらい

man in attendance (on a person of high standing)

士気

しき

morale (of troops, team, etc.)

士官

しかん

officer

士人

しじん

samurai

士長

しちょう

leading private (JSDF)

士分

しぶん

status of samurai

士民

しみん

samurai and common people

士大夫

したいふ

Chinese scholar-bureaucrat

士官学校

しかんがっこう

military academy