# 爵 — peerage

爵 means “peerage”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: シャク (shaku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: peerage
- On'yomi: シャク (shaku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N1 · set People & roles 3

## How to remember 爵

Parts: 爫 claw · 罒 net · 艮 stubborn · 寸 measure

## More in the “People & roles 3” set

[侍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/samurai/) · [嬢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/young-lady/) · [翁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/old-man/) · [婆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/old-woman/) · [侶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/companion/) · [爵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peerage/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peerage/. Last updated 2026-11-01.