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Kanji 仕: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 仕: attend, doing, official, serve

Key takeaways

Kanji 仕: attend, doing, official, serve. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

attenddoingofficialserve

On reading

Kun reading

つか.える

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 仕

attend, doing, official, serve

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

亻 + 士

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A person (亻) acting as a scholar or official (士) represents someone who works for the state or serves a superior. It signifies performing a professional duty or serving a master.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 給仕きゅうじ

    waiter / server / office assistant

  • 仕上がりしあがり

    completion / finish / result

  • 仕上げしあげ

    finishing / completion / final touches

  • 仕上げるしあげる

    to finish / to complete

  • 仕入れるしいれる

    to stock / to replenish supplies

  • 仕掛けしかけ

    device / trick / mechanism / set up

  • 仕掛けるしかける

    to start / to set / to challenge

  • 仕切るしきる

    to divide / to partition / to settle accounts

Kun reading

つか.える
  • 仕えるつかえる

    to serve / to work for

Commonly used words

  • 給仕
    きゅうじ

    waiter / server / office assistant

  • 仕上がり
    しあがり

    completion / finish / result

  • 仕上げ
    しあげ

    finishing / completion / final touches

  • 仕上げる
    しあげる

    to finish / to complete

  • 仕入れる
    しいれる

    to stock / to replenish supplies

  • 仕掛け
    しかけ

    device / trick / mechanism / set up

  • 仕える
    つかえる

    to serve / to work for

Example sentences

Example 1

レストランで給事をする。

Translation

I work as a waiter in a restaurant.

Example 2

会社で給の役割を 맡った。

Translation

I was assigned the role of office assistant at work.

Example 3

このレポートのしあがりはどうですか。

Translation

How is the completion of this report?

Example 4

ケーキのしあがりがとてもきれいですね。

Translation

The cake's finish looks very beautiful.

Kanji 仕: attend, doing, official, serve | Daily Nihongo