釈

explanation

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingシャク、セキ

Kun readingとく、す.てる、ゆる.す

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «釈»

Meanings

explanation
彼は帽子を持ち上げて私に会釈した。He acknowledged me by raising his hat.tatoeba
彼は通りかかったときに会釈した。He nodded to me as he passed.tatoeba
interpretationRtK

gautama Buddha
shakyamuni
the historical Buddha

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical釆distinguish

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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animal tracks · drop (丶) · rice (米) · shaku-hachi · flag (方) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2057

Compound words

解釈かいしゃく

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

解釈するかいしゃくする

会釈えしゃく

slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

釈迦しゃか

Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha

釈放しゃくほう

release; liberation; acquittal

釈明しゃくめい

explanation; vindication

注釈ちゅうしゃく

notes; comment; remark; annotation

保釈ほしゃく

bail; releasing on bail

希釈きしゃく

稀釈きしゃく

語釈ごしゃく

explanation of a word (phrase, term, etc.)

註釈ちゅうしゃく

お釈迦おしゃか

poorly made article

仮釈放かりしゃくほう

releasing on parole

希釈液きしゃくえき

diluted solution

御釈迦おしゃか

poorly made article

釈迦十しゃかじゅう

10 of batons (in mekuri karuta)

註釈者ちゅうしゃくしゃ

遠慮会釈えんりょえしゃく

reserve and consideration (to others)

憲法解釈けんぽうかいしゃく

constitutional interpretation

釈迦牟尼しゃかむに

Additional Examples

彼は通りかかったときに会釈した。

He nodded to me as he passed.tatoeba

彼は四年刑期のところを二年で釈放された。

He was let out after serving just two years of his four-year prison sentence.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 釈

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