13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

deposit, custody, leave with, entrust to

Kun'yomi
  • to leave (in someone's keeping) ②to put (someone) in charge of ③to lean on
  • to look after ②to be put in charge of ③to withhold (an announcement) ④to take upon oneself (to do)
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あずけるあずかる 85.6%
14.4%

Character Breakdown

deposit, custody, leave with
あず.ける ヨ (5th, N2)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

to look after ②to be put in charge of ③to withhold (an announcement) ④to take upon oneself (to do)
to leave (in someone's keeping) ②to put (someone) in charge of ③to lean on
(religious) prophecy
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something) ②postponement
something left in charge
under custody ②undecided match
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References

Unicode hex code 9810
JIS X 0208 1-45-34
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5123
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6625
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1042
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1317
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 43373
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 801
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 394
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 398
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 875
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1007
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 821
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 784
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 571
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.13
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1887
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1609
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 9a4.5
Four corner code 1128.6
De Roo Code 3561