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爵 = 爪 + 罒 + 皀 + 寸

爵 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “baron”. It is built from 爪 (claw), 罒 (net), 皀 (silver) and 寸 (measurement). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1573.

Keyword
baron
RTK frame
1573
Strokes
17
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シャク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
барон
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
爵 feudal title or rank

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 爪 claw
  2. 罒 net
  3. 皀 silver
  4. 寸 measurement

How to find 爵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “claw” + “net” + “silver”. 爵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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