Where does “貴族” come from?

貴族 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 貴, from Chinese 貴.

貴族 (Japanese): noble, aristocrat

Definitions

  1. noble, aristocrat

Ancestry of “貴族”, step by step

貴族 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 貴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese貴added to nouns related to people to indicate...
2Chinese貴—

via Japanese 族

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese族a group; a tribe
2Middle Chinese族—

Words derived from “貴族”

Every word from Chinese 貴 →Every word from Japanese 貴 →