VocabJLPT N3
earl
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. count
  2. 2. earl
  3. 3. Count
A title of European nobility equivalent to "count" or "earl" in English. It is most often encountered in historical contexts, literature, or translations of Western stories and is not a title used in the Japanese nobility system.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

My grandmother used to say she once met a count.

Sentence 2

Come on, tip your hat like a count!

Sentence 3

Sometimes I just want to sip tea and feel like a count.

Sentence 4

I imagined how a count would say it, and straightened my back.

Sentence 5

Hey, what did counts actually do?