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爵

baron
Stroke count: 17

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. baronRtK
    その公爵はたくさんの土地を所有している。The duke holds a lot of land.tatoeba
    これは、あの殺人的な公爵に復讐しようという彼の願いを強めただけだ。This only increased his desire to be revenged on the murderous duke.tatoeba
  2. peerage
  3. court rank

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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claw · vulture · net (网) · eye (目) · silver (金) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1573

Compound words

侯爵こうしゃく
marquis; marquess
公爵こうしゃく
prince; duke
男爵だんしゃく
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
伯爵はくしゃく
count; earl
勲爵くんしゃく
peerage and order of merit
爵位しゃくい
peerage
授爵じゅしゃく
elevation to peerage
襲爵しゅうしゃく
succession to the peerage
叙爵じょしゃく
conferring a peerage
人爵じんしゃく
worldly honors
侯爵夫人こうしゃくふじん
marchioness
公爵夫人こうしゃくふじん
princess

Additional Examples

これは、あの殺人的な公爵に復讐しようという彼の願いを強めただけだ。
This only increased his desire to be revenged on the murderous duke.tatoeba
フランクス陸軍大将がナイト爵位の名誉称号を授かりました。
General Franks received an honorary knighthood.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

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