attend, doing, official, serve
On'yomi (音読み)
- シ
- ジ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つか.える
About this kanji
The kanji 「仕」 primarily means to attend to or serve, and it is often found in nouns related to work or duties. It can be used in verbs but is more commonly seen in compounds. For example, 仕事 (しごと) means 'work' or 'job', while 仕手 (して) refers to a 'doer' or someone who performs tasks. Another common compound is 仕方 (しかた), which means 'way' or 'method'. Lastly, 仕組み (しくみ) means 'structure' or 'system'. A useful note is that while this kanji can indicate a servant-like role, it is also about taking responsibility and fulfilling tasks effectively.
Example sentences
仕事を仕上げた。
I finished the work.
Meanings across languages
- English
- attend, doing, official, serve
- Tiếng Việt
- tham gia
- 日本語
- 出席
- 한국어
- 참석하다
- 中文
- 出席
- id
- melayani
- th
- ให้บริการ
- es
- atender
- fr
- servir
- de
- handeln
- pt
- atender
Common compounds
- 仕事しごとwork, job, labor
- 仕手してdoer, performer, shite
- 仕方しかたway, method, means
- 仕掛けしかけdevice, contrivance, mechanism
- 仕組みしくみstructure, construction, arrangement
- 仕業しわざdeed (esp. negative), act, action
- 仕草しぐさgesture, movement, action
- 仕様しようway, method, means
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