kwazoku

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Meiji-era Japanese noble, one who would formerly have been classed as a samurai or a daimyo.

Word forms

kwazoku

Etymology

Archaic romanization of Japanese 華族 (kazoku), reflecting the former spelling of くわぞく.

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