Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1903 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: entrust, request, send a message
Kunyomi: しょく.する, たの.む
Onyomi: ショク
Composition: 口 属
Radical: 口
Meaning: mouth, opening
Reading: くち
Frequency: 1146
Alternative forms:
嘱託 (ショクタク) commission, entrusting with (work), part-time employee, temporary work
嘱望 (ショクボウ) having great hopes for (someone's future), expecting much of, pinning one's hopes on
委嘱 (イショク) commissioning, entrusting (with), request, appointment (to a position)
遺嘱 (イショク) dying wish (to be carried out after one's death)
嘱する (しょくする) to entrust (someone) with, to pin one's hopes on (someone's future), to have great expectations for, to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.), to leave (a message), to send word