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N1Kanji
酌
pour sake, consider
Readings
- On
- シャク
- Kun
- く(む)
Examples
酌む（くむ）、斟酌（しんしゃく）、晩酌（ばんしゃく）
to pour sake, consideration, evening drink
Note
On-reading (シャク) is used in compounds; kun-reading (く(む)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.
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