釈

Translingual

Traditional	釋
Shinjitai	釈
Simplified	释

Han character

釈 (Kangxi radical 165, 釆+4, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹木尸人 (HDSO), composition ⿰釆尺)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1290, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40120
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 6, page 3899, character 3
• Unihan data for U+91C8

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Japanese

Shinjitai	釈
Kyūjitai	釋

Kanji

釈

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 釋)

1. elucidate, explain
2. to release

Readings

• Go-on: しゃく (shaku, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: せき (seki)
• Kun: とく (toku, 釈く); すてる (suteru, 釈てる); ゆるす (yurusu, 釈す)