"公子" meaning in Japanese

See 公子 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ko̞ːɕi] Forms: 公子 [canonical] (ruby: (こう), ()), kōshi [romanization]
Etymology: Literary Chinese 公子 (gōngzǐ, literally “duke's son”) Etymology templates: {{der|ja|lzh|公子|lit=duke's son|sort=こうし}} Literary Chinese 公子 (gōngzǐ, literally “duke's son”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|こうし}} 公(こう)子(し) • (kōshi)
  1. (historical) the son of a duke in China or Vietnam; compare 王子 (son of a king) and 皇子 (son of an emperor) Tags: historical
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