斟 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「斗」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「斗」
- On
- シン
- Kun
- く.む
- Meaning
- to ladle; to weigh up
Origin
Measure 斗 with 甚 as phonetic: to ladle out drink; hence to weigh up a situation.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 斟酌しんしゃく
taking circumstances into account
- 酌量しゃくりょう
consideration; extenuation
Example
事情を斟酌して処分を軽くした。
Taking the circumstances into account, they lightened the penalty.
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