The kanji 酌: meaning, readings and stroke order

酌

Meaning: pour (sake), consider
On reading: シャク shaku
Kun reading: く（む） kumu
Strokes: 10
Radical: 酉 wine, alcohol
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: rót rượu, cân nhắc (chước)
Japanese: おさけをつぐ。じじょうをくみとる。
Korean: 술을 따르다, 헤아리다 (작)
Chinese: 斟酒、斟酌

Readings, words and example sentences

シャク shaku · on reading · less common

しん酌しゃく
taking into account, allowing for
事情を しん酌しんしゃくします。
They take the situation into account.

く（む） kumu · kun reading · less common

酌くむ
to understand (someone's feelings)
気持ちを 酌くみます。
I try to understand how they feel.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.