Skip to main content

釈

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • explanation

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シャク
  • セキ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • とく
  • す.てる
  • ゆる.す
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#783
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
釆#165 · distinguish

Components

Common Words

  • 釈迦しゃかNounGautama Buddha, Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha
  • 釈放しゃくほうNounrelease, liberation, acquittal
  • 釈明しゃくめいNounexplanation, vindication
  • 会釈えしゃくNounslight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation
  • 解釈かいしゃくNouninterpretation, explanation, reading, construction
  • 注釈ちゅうしゃくNounnotes, comment, remark, annotation
  • 保釈ほしゃくNounbail, releasing on bail
  • 釈義しゃくぎNounexegesis, explanation of a text, commentary on a text

Practice in Kanjiru

Write 釈 by hand (opens in new tab)

Related Kanji

解unravelN313 strokes注pourN48 strokes保protectN19 strokes義righteousnessN113 strokes放set freeN38 strokes明brightN48 strokes

Data: KANJIDIC2, JMdict & KRADFILE (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0) · kanji-frequency (CC BY 4.0)