Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょく
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spelling
囑する (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese (MC tsyowk). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(しょく)する (shokusurutransitive suru (stem (しょく) (shokushi), past (しょく)した (shokushita))

  1. entrust
    Synonym: 属する
  2. send (a message, etc.)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN