Word Meaning

しょく shoku

蜀 is read as しょく (shoku) and means Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE).

Meaning

English

  1. Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)
  2. Sichuan (province in China)
  3. Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263)
  4. Shu Han

Reading

Kana

しょく

Romaji

shoku

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

5

はのうらにちいさなあおむしがいた。

There was a small green caterpillar on the underside of the leaf.

こどもがあおむしをみつけてよろこんだ。

The child was happy when he found a green caterpillar.

あおむしはやがてさなぎになる。

The green caterpillar will eventually become a chrysalis.

れきしのほんでこだいのしょくについてよんだ。

I read about ancient Shu in a history book.

せんせいはしょくがちゅうごくのふるいこくめいでもあるとせつめいした。

The teacher explained that it is also the name of an ancient state in China.