侠客

See also: 俠客

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 侠客 – see 俠客 (“knight-errant”). (This term is the simplified form of 俠客).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
侠	客
きょう Hyōgaiji	かく Grade: 3

Noun

侠(きょう)客(かく) • (kyōkaku) 

1. a self-appointed ruler
2. (historical, Edo) a so-called “chivalrous man”, a gangster or gambler who stood against the samurai

   Synonyms: 男伊達, 町奴, 博徒