漢字道KANJIDO

15 strokesRadical

3Junior high level15 strokesRadical
On
ショク
Kun
しょく.する・たの.む
Meaning
entrust; request

Origin

ORIGIN

口 "mouth" with 属: to charge someone by word — to entrust, to request.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ショク嘱託・委嘱

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 嘱託しょくたく

    commission; part-time post

  • 委嘱いしょく

    entrusting

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

調査を専門家に嘱託した。

We commissioned an expert for the survey.

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