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嘱

嘱 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

「囑」の略体。「囑」については囑#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

entrust, request, send a message

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ショクJHS
Kun (native)
  • しょく(する)
  • たの(む)
Other languages
  • 拼音zhu3
  • 한글chog
  • Hán-ViệtChúc

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5631

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰口属

Words using this kanji

  • 嘱託しょくたく仕事を頼んでまかせること。 正式の社員や職員ではなく、ある業務や事務を受け持つ人や身分。commission, entrusting with (work), part-time employee, temporary work
  • 嘱望しょくぼう将来に期待すること。having great hopes for (someone's future), expecting much of, pinning one's hopes on
  • 嘱目しょくもく期待して注目すること。 目に触れること。目を向けること。 誹諧で出された題でなく目に触れたものを詠むこと。paying attention to, taking note of, observing, watching
  • 嘱すしょくす「嘱#」を参照。to entrust (someone) with, to pin one's hopes on (someone's future), to have great expectations for, to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.)
  • 嘱するしょくする頼む。委ねる。属する。 望みを託す。 伝言する。to entrust (someone) with, to pin one's hopes on (someone's future), to have great expectations for, to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.)
  • 嘱託医しょくたくいcommissioned doctor
  • 嘱託殺人しょくたくさつじんmurder at the victim's request, consensual homicide
  • 嘱託社員しょくたくしゃいんcontract employee (esp. one rehired after mandatory retirement)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(13 results)

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-12
Four Corner
6702.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3d12.11
Heisig
2104
Nelson
989