Kanji

酌

Meaning

bar-tending serving sake the host

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • くむ

On'yomi

  • ばい しゃく matchmaking
  • ばん しゃく drink at home with one's evening meal
  • じょうじょう しゃく りょう taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

酌
bar-tending, serving sake, the host...
く.む, シャク
酉
west, bird, sign of the bird...
とり, ユウ
西
( 襾 ) west, Spain
にし, セイ, サイ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
西
( 襾 ) west, Spain
にし, セイ, サイ
勺
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク
勹
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
つつ.む, ホウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
丶
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ

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