侯 こう Meanings Noun, Noun suffix marquis (i.e.: second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility) See also: 五等爵 (ごとうしゃく). daimyo Kanji 侯 marquis. Read as コウ. Words containing 侯 諸侯 (しょこう) feudal lords 選帝侯 (せんていこう) prince-elector 侯爵 (こうしゃく) marquis And 15 more. Word lists Encyclopedia Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists