釈 – explanation

11 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1097 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 釈 means explanation. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シャク、セキ (shaku, seki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is とく、す.てる、ゆる.す (toku, suteru, yurusu). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 釆 (no. 165).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シャク	shaku
On’yomi	セキ	seki
Kun’yomi	とく	toku
Kun’yomi	す.てる	suteru
Kun’yomi	ゆる.す	yurusu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 釆 (Kangxi radical 165). Components: 釆・米・尸・丶.

Words using 釈

解釈かいしゃくinterpretation

Example sentences

それは２通りに解釈できる。

That reads two different ways.

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