釈

音読おんよみ: シャク

訓読くんよみ: とく

画数かくすう: 11

部首ぶしゅ: 釆（のごめへん）

Meaning

Explain / Interpret / Release.

  • 釈明しゃくめい — explanation / clarification
  • 解釈かいしゃく — interpretation / explanation
  • 釈放しゃくほう — release / discharge
  • 注釈ちゅうしゃく — annotation / commentary
  • 釈然しゃくぜん — feeling satisfied / at ease
  • 釈迦しゃか — Shakyamuni (the Buddha)

釈 combines the radical 釆 (separate grains) with the phonetic part 尺. The core idea is “to separate and clarify.” Over time, this extended to “explain, interpret, or release.” It also appears in Buddhist terms such as 釈迦しゃか (Shakyamuni, the Buddha).

仏

Think of 仏 (the Buddha). In Buddhist words, 釈 often points to Shakyamuni, like 釈迦 or 釈尊. By instinct, you can link 釈 with Buddhism and the idea of teaching or interpreting the Dharma.

解
Forms

解釈かいしゃく — interpretation / explanation

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