Japanese symbol for “knighthood”
ナイト爵位
ナイトしゃくい
Romaji: naitoshakui
knighthood
In Japanese, knighthood is ナイト爵位, read ナイトしゃくい (naitoshakui).
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Meanings
- n knighthood
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男爵 | だんしゃく danshaku | baron |
| 公爵 | こうしゃく koushaku | prince; duke |
| 伯爵 | はくしゃく hakushaku | count; earl |
| 侯爵 | こうしゃく koushaku | marquis; marquess |
| 子爵 | ししゃく shishaku | viscount |
| 爵位 | しゃくい shakui | peerage; court rank |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
| 単位 | たんい tan'i | unit (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.