嘱

commission; entrust; request; send a message

15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1903.

Readings

• ショク (on reading): 委嘱 (いしょく) commissioning; 嘱託 (しょくたく) commission
• しょくする (kun reading): 嘱する (しょくする) to entrust (someone) with
• たのむ (kun reading)

Components

• 口
• 属
• 口 radical mouth
• 尸 radical corpse; flag
• 禹 radical track; footprint

Words using 嘱

• 委嘱 (いしょく) commissioning
• 嘱託 (しょくたく) commission
• 嘱望 (しょくぼう) having great hopes for (someone's future)
• 嘱託社員 (しょくたくしゃいん) contract employee (esp. one rehired after mandatory retirement)
• 嘱託医 (しょくたくい) commissioned doctor
• 嘱する (しょくする) to entrust (someone) with

13 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists