酌 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「酉」
道準2High school level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「酉」
- On
- シャク
- Kun
- く.む
- Meaning
- pour sake; take into account
Origin
A wine jar plus a ladle: to pour out sake; also to draw out and consider someone’s circumstances.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シャク | 酌量・晩酌 |
|---|---|
| くむ | 酌む・酌み交わす |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 晩酌ばんしゃく
an evening drink
- 酌量しゃくりょう
taking circumstances into account
Example
相手の事情を酌んで判断した。
I judged it taking the other person’s circumstances into account.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)