嘱

15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

entrust, request, send a message

Kun'yomi
  • しょくする
    		to entrust (someone) with ②to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.)
  • たのむ
On'yomi
  • ショク

Main Radical

口(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショク 50.0%
しょくする 50.0%

Character Breakdown

entrust, request, send a message
ショク　しょく.する　たの.む (8th, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
belong, genus, subordinate official
ゾク　ショク　さかん (5th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
name of a Chinese emperor
ウ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

しょく
嘱
ぼう
望
having great hopes for (someone's future)
しょく
嘱
たく
託
commission ②part-time employee
しょく
嘱
たく
託
い
医
commissioned doctor
い
委
しょく
嘱
commissioning
しょく
嘱
もく
目
paying attention to ②catching one's eye
しょく
嘱
たく
託
さつ
殺
じん
人
murder at the victim's request
ふ
付
しょく
嘱
conferment
い
委
しょく
嘱
じょう
状
letter of appointment (to a position)
しょく
嘱
　
す
　
る
to entrust (someone) with ②to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.)
しょく
嘱
　
す
to entrust (someone) with ②to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 5631
JIS X 0208 1-30-92
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 989
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 894
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 718
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 881
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 506
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 650
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1954
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2104
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1890
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1297
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4249
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1429
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1638
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1751
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1144
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1748
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1437
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 311
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1973
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d12.11
Four corner code 6702.7
De Roo Code 3753