Word Meaning 嘱託

しょくたく shokutaku

嘱託 is read as しょくたく (shokutaku) and means commission.

Meaning

English

  1. commission
  2. entrusting with (work)
  3. part-time employee
  4. temporary work

Reading

Kana

しょくたく

Romaji

shokutaku

Writing Variants

  • 属託 しょくたく shokutaku
  • 囑託 しょくたく shokutaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16933 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

嘱託医

しょくたくい

commissioned doctor

嘱託殺人

しょくたくさつじん

murder at the victim's request

嘱託社員

しょくたくしゃいん

contract employee (esp. one rehired after mandatory retirement)

嘱望

しょくぼう

having great hopes for (someone's future)

結託

けったく

conspiracy

信託

しんたく

trust

投資信託

とうししんたく

investment trust

委託

いたく

entrusting (something to a person)

受託

じゅたく

being entrusted with

請託

せいたく

solicitation

預託

よたく

depositing (of money, valuables, etc.)

屈託

くったく

ennui

Example Sentences

3

かれはしょくたくとしてはたらいている。

He is working as a part-time employee.

べんごしにしょくたくしょをおくる。

Send a written request to the lawyer.

じむのいちぶをがいぶにしょくたくする。

Entrust part of the office work to an outside party.