What does kanji 爵 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 爵 is baron.

How is kanji 爵 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 爵 are シャク.

What is the main radical of kanji 爵?

The main radical for kanji 爵 is 爪.

What words use kanji 爵?

Example words that use kanji 爵 include 爵, 爵位, 男爵, 公爵.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

爵

Meaning

Kanji 爵

baron

baron, peerage, court rank

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: シャク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 𣝣 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: -
Strokes: 17
Radical: 爪
Components: 寸 • 爪 • 買 • 艮
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

20 common entries

Showing 20 of 25 entries that include this kanji.

爵

しゃく

jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze)

爵位

しゃくい

peerage

男爵

だんしゃく

Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

公爵

こうしゃく

prince

侯爵

こうしゃく

marquis

伯爵

はくしゃく

count

栄爵

えいしゃく

peerage

官爵

かんしゃく

government post and court rank

勲爵

くんしゃく

peerage and order of merit

五爵

ごしゃく

five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)

五等爵

ごとうしゃく

five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1869-1947)

子爵

ししゃく

viscount

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は男爵です。

He is a baron.

国王は彼に爵位を与えた。

The king bestowed a peerage upon him.

その老人は伯爵の称号を持っている。

That old man holds the title of count.

彼女は公爵夫人と呼ばれている。

She is called a duchess.

侯爵の館はとても広かった。

The marquis's mansion was very spacious.