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Kanji Detail for 嘱 - "to entrust, to request"

嘱

  • Meaning

    嘱 means "to entrust, to request." Also associated with to command.

    1. Entrust - To leave to another's care.

    2. Commission - To assign a task.

    3. Request - To ask; to instruct.

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    • Verified meaning: to entrust, to request
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to command

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    entrust; request; send a message

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    order, tell, instruct, leave word

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to enjoin; to implore; to urge

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to instruct, to order, to tell; testament

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoku(ショク) ショク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shoku.suru(しょく-する) しょく-する

    tano.mu(たの-む) たの-む

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to entrust to request command assign authorize charge commission delegate direct empower instruct mandate order appeal ask leave

Sentences including 嘱

  • He aspires to become a teacher.

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