公侯伯子男 こうこうはくしだん Meanings Noun duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947) See also: 公爵 (こうしゃく). See also: 侯爵 (こうしゃく). See also: 伯爵 (はくしゃく). See also: 子爵 (ししゃく). See also: 男爵 (だんしゃく). Kanji 公 public. Read as コウ. 侯 marquis. Read as コウ. 伯 earl. Read as ハク. 子 child 男 man. Read as ダン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists