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釈

explanation
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingシャク、セキ
Kun readingとく、す.てる、ゆる.す
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. 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
  2. interpretationRtK
  1. gautama Buddha
  2. shakyamuni
  3. the historical Buddha

Popular Usage

解釈

Radicals and components

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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
to interpret
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
dilution
稀釈きしゃく
dilution
語釈ごしゃく
explanation of a word (phrase, term, etc.)
註釈ちゅうしゃく
notes
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
annotator
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
Gautama Buddha

Additional Examples

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