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What does the kanji 爵 mean?

爵 means peerage, noble title; ancient wine cup. On'yomi シャク.

Quick facts
On'yomiシャク
Strokes17
Main radical爪
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi シャク
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework17 strokes

peerage, noble title; ancient wine cup

Memory hook

The hand (爪) raising the precious cup and conferring it with due measure (寸) — PEERAGE, NOBLE RANK.

Main radical

爪claw 4 strokes

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Stroke order · 17 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.