JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 託: "consign, requesting, entrusting with"
The kanji 託 means "consign, requesting, entrusting with, pretend, hint". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read タク in on'yomi and かこつ.ける, かこ.つ, かこ.つける in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かこつ.けるかこ.つかこ.つける
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | consign, requesting, entrusting with, pretend, hint |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1021 of 2,501 |
Common words with 託
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 託する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
- 託す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
- 屈託worry; care; concern · ennui; boredom
- 屈託のないcarefree; free from worry
- 神託oracle; revelation; divine message
- 結託conspiracy; collusion
- 託けるto use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
- 委託entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust
- 御託tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech
- 託宣oracle; revelation; divine message
- 託児所creche; day nursery; day-care center
- 託つto complain about; to grumble about; to moan about; to bemoan
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