釈 — kanji meaning “explanation”
釈
explanation
- Meanings
- explanation
- On'yomi
- シャク (shaku)、セキ (seki)
- Kun'yomi
- とく、す.てる、ゆる.す
- Name readings
- しゃ
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1097 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 165
- Chinese reading
- shì
Words with 釈
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解釈 | かいしゃく kaishaku | interpretation; explanation; reading |
| 釈放 | しゃくほう shakuhou | release; liberation; acquittal |
| 釈迦 | しゃか shaka | Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha |
| 注釈 | ちゅうしゃく chuushaku | notes; comment; remark |
| 保釈 | ほしゃく hoshaku | bail; releasing on bail |
| 釈明 | しゃくめい shakumei | explanation; vindication |
| 会釈 | えしゃく eshaku | slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation |
| 講釈 | こうしゃく koushaku | explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; exposition |
| 希釈 | きしゃく kishaku | dilution |
| 仮釈放 | かりしゃくほう karishakuhou | releasing on parole; conditional release |
| お釈迦様 | おしゃかさま oshakasama | Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?) |
| 釈然 | しゃくぜん shakuzen | fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt |
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