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爵 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「⺤」

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準2High school level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「⺤」
On
シャクしゃく · shaku
Kun
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Meaning
peerage; court rank

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hand holding a bird-shaped wine vessel used when a rank was conferred; hence rank itself.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシャクしゃくshaku爵位しゃくい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 爵位しゃくい

    peerage; title of nobility

  • 公爵こうしゃく

    prince; duke

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

功(こう)により伯爵(はくしゃく)の位(くらい)を授(さず)かった。

For their achievements they were granted the rank of count.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Radical

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