Word Meaning 諸侯

しょこう shokou

諸侯 is read as しょこう (shokou) and means feudal lords.

Meaning

English

  1. feudal lords
  2. barons
  3. princes

Reading

Kana

しょこう

Romaji

shokou

Writing Variants

  • 諸候 しょこう shokou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 146769 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三百諸侯

さんびゃくしょこう

all daimyo

諸氏

しょし

(all of) you or them

諸派

しょは

various parties or factions

諸条件

しょじょうけん

terms and conditions

諸聖人の祝日

しょせいじんのしゅくじつ

All Saints Day

諸法無我

しょほうむが

idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances

諸士

しょし

many samurai

諸事万端

しょじばんたん

everything

諸悪の根源

しょあくのこんげん

root of all evil

諸邦

しょほう

various countries

諸説紛々

しょせつふんぷん

divergent opinions abound

諸症状

しょしょうじょう

(various) symptoms

Example Sentences

1

しょこうはみやこにあつめられた。

The feudal lords were gathered in the capital.