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釈: explanation

JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

釆 carries the meaning · 尺 gives the sound

11 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

シャクshaku · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 解釈かいしゃくinterpretation; explanation; reading
  • 釈放しゃくほうrelease; liberation; acquittal
  • 保釈ほしゃくbail; releasing on bail
  • 釈明しゃくめいexplanation; vindication
  • 会釈えしゃく
  • 注釈ちゅうしゃくnotes; comment; remark

Also read セキ, とく, すてる, ゆるす, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
釆

Also built on 釆

尺

Also built on shaku (尺)

釈 takes the 尺 family's reading, シャク (shaku).

Also read シャク

10 kanji share this on'yomi

Also read セキ

22 kanji share this on'yomiAll 22

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
釈 explanation · 釆 + 尺
vs粉 flour · 米 + 分
釈 has 釆 + 尺 where 粉 has 米 + 分.
In ChineseSimplified 释 · traditional 釋 · shì

Three different forms: Japanese 釈, simplified 释, traditional 釋.

Simplified
释 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
釋 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin shì most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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