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Kanji Detail for 爵 - "rank, peerage"
爵
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Meaning
爵 means "rank, peerage." Also associated with cup.
Rank - A position in a hierarchy.
Peerage - The ranks of nobility.
Cup - A vessel for drinking.
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Words using 爵
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伯爵
はくしゃく
count; earl
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伯爵
はくしゃく
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Tattoo check: 爵
- Verified meaning: rank, peerage
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read じゃっく, つかさ)
- Also carries these associations: cup
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 爵
Given names 爵(つかさ)
Surnames 爵(じゃっく)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
baron; peerage; court rank
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
feudal title or rank
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
noble; a feudal rank or title
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A wine vessel. Colloquially called 爵杯 (jue cup). Still used in sacrifices. | Rank of nobility. Anciently divided into five grades: Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron. Hereditary by descendants. All had fixed stipends. | Interchangeable with 雀. A bird name. See "雀" for details. | [Character analysis] Upper part originally differs from 爪. Now commonly written as combined form.
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Sentences including 爵
The duke holds a lot of land.
He was awarded a knighthood in acknowledgement of his services to the nation.
General Franks received an honorary knighthood.
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.
爵位があるから、貴族だというわけにはいかないんだぜ。爵位が無くても、天爵というものを持っている立派な貴族のひともあるし、おれたちのように爵位だけは持っていても、貴族どころか、賤民にちかいのもいる。
It's not because you have a title, that you're a noble. There are people who have a natural nobility and are fine nobles. People like us who only have nobility titles are not nobles, we're more like peasants.