shizoku

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noun

A member of the Japanese warrior gentry or middle class, formerly called samurai.

OriginJapanese 士族 →
Scrabble 23
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Meanings

nounshizoku (plural shizoku)
  1. A member of the Japanese warrior gentry or middle class, formerly called samurai.

Origin

  1. Japanese士族
  2. Englishshizoku

Borrowed from Japanese 士族.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Shizuko
Cite this entry
APA

shizoku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shizoku

MLA

“shizoku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shizoku. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shizoku,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shizoku.

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