Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    paying attention to; taking note of; observing; watching; having great expectations for

    Formal or literary term

  2. catching one's eye

    Formal or literary term

Also written 属目【しょくもく】矚目【しょくもく】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

entrust, request, send a message

Kun
しょく.するたの.む
On
ショク
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1903 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 58

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
3d12.11The Kanji Dictionary
6702.7Four corner code
3753deroo
5631Unicode hex code
1-30-92JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
989Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
894New Nelson (John Haig)
718New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
881Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
506Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
650Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1954Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2104Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1890A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1297Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4249Morohashi
1429A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1638Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1751Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1144Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1748Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1437Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
311Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1973Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhu3Pinyin reading
chogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
58WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level