爵
baron, court rank, peerage
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
17 / 17
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:17
JLPT:1
Frequency:N/A
Vocabulary
シャク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伯爵 | ハクシャク | count; earl |
| 侯爵 | コウシャク | marquis; marquess |
| 公爵 | コウシャク | prince; duke |
| 男爵 | ダンシャク | baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato) |
| 勲爵 | クンシャク | peerage and order of merit |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男爵芋 | だんしゃくいも | Irish Cobbler potato |
| ナイト爵位 | ナイトしゃくい | knighthood |
| 爵 | しゃく | jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor) |
| 爵 | さく | jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor) |
| 官爵 | かんじゃく | government post and court rank |
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