嘱 (entrust, request, send a message) - Kanji Codex

嘱

entrust, request, send a message

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

しょく.するたの.む

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8

Strokes:15

JLPT:1

Frequency:1903

Vocabulary

ショク

Word	Reading	Meaning
嘱託	ショクタク	commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
委嘱	イショク	commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
嘱望	ショクボウ	having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
嘱目	ショクモク	paying attention to; taking note of; observing; watching; having great expectations for; catching one's eye
嘱託殺人	ショクタクサツジン	murder at the victim's request; consensual homicide

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
嘱する	しょくする	to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
嘱す	しょくす	to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word

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