貴族(きぞく)

きぞく
noun
noble, aristocrat
1. noble, aristocrat
A person of high social rank or birth, belonging to the aristocracy. In Japanese history, refers to court nobles (kuge) and the privileged class that existed until the modern era.
貴族(きぞく)の生活(せいかつ)は豪華(ごうか)だった。
The lives of the aristocrats were luxurious.
平安(へいあん)時代(じだい)の貴族(きぞく)は和歌(わか)を詠(よ)んだ。
Aristocrats of the Heian period composed waka poetry.
ヨーロッパの貴族(きぞく)階級(かいきゅう)は長(なが)い歴史(れきし)を持(も)っている。
The aristocratic class in Europe has a long history.

USAGE:
Refers to the aristocratic class in both Japanese and Western history. In Japanese history, 貴族(きぞく) most commonly refers to the court nobles (公家(くげ)) of the Heian period who wielded political and cultural influence.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 貴族(きぞく)階級(かいきゅう) (aristocratic class)
  • 貴族(きぞく)社会(しゃかい) (aristocratic society)
  • 貴族(きぞく)院(いん) (House of Peers — historical)
  • 貴族(きぞく)的(てき)な (aristocratic, noble-like)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 公家(くげ): specifically Japanese court nobles
  • 武士(ぶし): samurai — the warrior class, distinct from the court nobility
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