This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シャク、く.む
Romaji: shaku, ku.mu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bar-tending, serving sake, the host, draw (water), ladle, scoop, pump

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  164
Frequency:  2271
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-3
Korean Reading:  jag
Chinese Reading:  zhuo2
Unicode:  914c
JIS:  3C60

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1461
Nelson Index: 4778
New Nelson Index: 6162
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7e3.3
Four Corner Index: 1762.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1343
Gakken Index: 1919
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39768X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0349
Remembering the kanji Index: 1429
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1831
Kodansha Compact Index: 1788
Kanji in Context Index: 1591
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 982
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1331
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1441
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1536
Essential Kanji Index: 1835
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1854
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3252
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1400

Words

(しゃく)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol
酌量 (しゃくりょう)
consideration; pardon
未練未酌 (みれんみしゃく)
regret and sympathy; having lingering attachment and sympathy toward someone
媒酌人 (ばいしゃくにん)
matchmaker; go-between
独酌 (どくしゃく)
drinking alone; solitary drinking
意を酌む (いをくむ)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
斟酌 (しんしゃく)
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
晩酌 (ばんしゃく)
drink at home with the evening meal; dinner-time drink
媒酌 (ばいしゃく)
matchmaking
浅酌低唱 (せんしゃくていしょう)
getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune
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