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爵 — Baron

JLPT N117 strokesradical 爪 (claw)Secondary school
baron, peerage, court rank
On’yomiシャク (shaku)
Kun’yomi

Stroke order (17 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

WordReadingMeaning
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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