伯爵

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 伯爵 is read as はくしゃく and is a noun for the noble rank of count or earl.
• Basic usage: Referring to a count in a play appears in 劇の伯爵, while describing a portrait that belongs to the count appears in 伯爵の肖像画.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 公爵
  • 伯爵 and 公爵 are distinct noble ranks, so the titles are not interchangeable.