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On'yomi
シャク・セキ
SHAKU / SEKI
Kun'yomi
とく・す.てる・ゆる.す
toku / suteru / yurusu

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Strokes11
Frequency#1097
Radicaldistinguish(7)
Old Form

Stroke Order

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Component Breakdown

=

釆 + 尺

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of gather and measure. Gathering and measuring.

Symbolism

Interpretation, release, Buddhism. Represents explaining.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

遠慮会釈

えんりょえしゃく

reserve and consideration (to others); reserve and consideration (to others)

廃仏毀釈

はいぶつきしゃく

abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era); abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)

Proverbs & Idioms

釈然としない

しゃくぜんとしない

To feel unconvinced

Remaining unsatisfied with an explanation

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