爵
爵 — Baron
baron, peerage, court rank
On’yomiシャク (shaku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (17 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 爵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伯爵 | はくしゃく hakushaku | count; earl |
| 男爵 | だんしゃく danshaku | baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato) |
| 公爵 | こうしゃく koushaku | prince; duke |
| 侯爵 | こうしゃく koushaku | marquis; marquess |
Study notes
爵 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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