公家|くげkuge[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncourt noble; nobility; kuge
2. nounImperial Court

• Synonym雲上人うんじょうびとWrittenWritten/formal prose. Nobles with access to the palace, with a classical-literature flavor; 「公家」 is the standard term in historical writing.
• Related華族かぞくWrittenWritten/formal prose. The titled nobility from the Meiji era until its abolition in 1947, including former 「公家」 and daimyo; broader in scope than 「公家」.
• Related貴人きじんWrittenWritten/formal prose. People of high rank or status, not limited to the court; 「公家」 is restricted to Japan's emperor, court, and its nobles.
• Related廷臣ていしんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A courtier appointed to office at court. 「公家」 can mean the imperial court itself, or the court nobility as opposed to the samurai.
• Related侍臣じしんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Close attendants serving at a monarch's side. 「公家」 can mean the court itself, or the court-noble class as a whole.
• Related宮人みやびとWrittenWritten/formal prose, archaic. Those serving in the palace, including female attendants of the inner quarters; 「公家」 does not refer to female courtiers.
• Related大宮人おおみやびとWrittenArchaic written/formal prose. High-ranking figures at court, found mostly in waka poetry; 「公家」 is a historical term.
• Related貴族階級きぞくかいきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. The noble class, an objective description not limited to Japan; 「公家」 belongs specifically to the Japanese imperial court.
• Antonym武家ぶけNeutralNeutral. The samurai class, opposed to the court nobility of 「公家」, as in 「公家と武家」.
• Antonym庶民しょみんNeutralNeutral. Ordinary people, commoners, opposed to the nobility of 「公家」.

Use 「公家」 for the Japanese imperial court and its noble officials, contrasted with the samurai 「武家」, as in 「公家社会」. For the titled nobility of modern times use 「華族」; for commoners use 「庶民」. The other near-synonyms are written/formal terms for courtiers or nobles in general.

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1. 【くげ】 天皇てんのうまたは、朝廷ちょうていのこと。
2. 【くげ】 1が転てんじて、武家ぶけに対たいして、天皇てんのうに仕つかえる貴族きぞく、官人かんにんのこと。
3. 【こうか・こうけ】称号しょうごうや爵位しゃくいとしての公おおやけの家系かけい。