kwazoku

noun

kwa·​zo·​ku

ˈkwäzōˌkü,

kwäˈzō(ˌ)kü

plural kwazoku

: the class of nobility of both civil and feudal origin in the Japanese social scale compare heimin, shizoku

Word History

Etymology

Japanese

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