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

entrust, request, send a message

Kun'yomi
  • しょ
    to entrust ②to send (a message, etc.)
  • たの
On'yomi
  • ショク

Main Radical

(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
 (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

(having great) expectation
commission ②part-time employee
commissioned doctor
commissioning
paying attention to ②catching one's eye
letter of appointment (to a position)
to entrust ②to send (a message, etc.)
being entrusted with
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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
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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