Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1021 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: consign, requesting, entrusting with, pretend, hint

Kunyomi: かこつ.ける かこ.つ かこ.つける

Onyomi: タク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: speech

Examples

Onyomi Examples

タクス to entrust (someone) with, to leave (a matter) with someone, to place under someone's care, to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.), to send (through someone), to leave (a message) with someone, to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.), to express in the form of (something), to use as a pretext

児所 タクジショ creche, day nursery, day-care center

ショクタク commission, entrusting with (work), part-time employee, temporary work

セイタク solicitation

Kunyomi Examples

ける かこつける to use as a pretext, to use as an excuse

かこつ to complain about, to grumble, to make an excuse for

つけ かこつけ pretext, excuse

ける かこつける to use as a pretext, to use as an excuse