18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

post, employment, work

On'yomi
  • ショ
    job ②duties ③trade
  • ソク
    job ②duties ③trade
Nanori
  • もと

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ショク 100.0%

Character Breakdown

post, employment, work
ショク ソク もと (5th, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
sword, potter's clay, to gather
ショク シキ シ
sound, noise
おと オン ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

job ②duties ③trade
finding employment
professional duties
change of occupation
without an occupation
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References

Unicode hex code 8077
JIS X 0208 1-31-6
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3718
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4742
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1425
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29183
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 385
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 386
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 819
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 839
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 743
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 823
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 513
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1586
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 832
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6e12.1
Four corner code 1315.0
De Roo Code 3259