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Japanese symbol for “knighthood”

Romaji: naitoshakui
knighthood

In Japanese, knighthood is , read (naitoshakui).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n knighthood

Kanji and stroke order

baron, peerage, court rank
on: シャク
17 strokes · JLPT 1
rank, grade, throne
on: イ
kun: くらい、ぐらい
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だんしゃく danshakubaron
こうしゃく koushakuprince; duke
はくしゃく hakushakucount; earl
こうしゃく koushakumarquis; marquess
ししゃく shishakuviscount
しゃくい shakuipeerage; court rank
いち ichiplace; position; location
たんい tan'iunit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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