Kanji

嘱

entrust, request, send a message

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しょくする, たのむ

Common Readings

ショク

Example sentences

嘱望 しょくぼう
彼は将来を嘱望されている若手だ。

He is a promising young person with a bright future.

翹楚 ぎょうそ
彼は若くして学会の翹楚と目され、将来を嘱望されている。

At a young age, he was already regarded as a leading figure in the academic society and had a promising future.

嘱託 しょくたく
定年退職後も、同じ会社で嘱託として働いている。

Even after retiring, I work at the same company as a commissioned employee.

委嘱 いしょく
市は、有名な建築家に新図書館の設計を委嘱した。

The city commissioned a famous architect to design the new library.

Example Vocabulary

嘱望

しょくぼう

expectation; hope; anticipation; promising (future)

嘱託

しょくたく

commission; entrustment; non-regular employee

嘱託医

しょくたくい

嘱託殺人

しょくたくさつじん

委嘱

いしょく

commissioning; entrusting (a task)

嘱目

しょくもく

依嘱

いしょく

委嘱状

いしょくじょう

受嘱

嘱する

しょくする

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