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嘱

entrust
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingショク
Kun readingしょく.する、たの.む
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. entrustRtK
    彼は教師になることを嘱望している。He aspires to become a teacher.tatoeba
    国立劇場委嘱作品。A work commissioned by the National Theaterwiki
  2. request
  3. send a message
  1. commission
  2. entrusting with (work)
  3. part-time employee
  4. temporary work

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · belong · flag (方) · gnats · drop (丶) · insect (虫) · belt

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2104

Compound words

嘱託しょくたく
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
嘱望しょくぼう
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
委嘱いしょく
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
依嘱いしょく
commissioning
嘱すしょくす
to entrust (someone) with
嘱目しょくもく
paying attention to
付嘱ふしょく
conferment
委嘱状いしょくじょう
letter of appointment (to a position)
嘱するしょくする
to entrust (someone) with
嘱託殺人しょくたくさつじん
murder at the victim's request

Additional Examples

皇慶附嘱状・皇慶起請
Documents and vow of Ayurbarwada Buyantuwiki

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 嘱

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step