仕 attend

Also: doing, official, serve

On'yomi
シ、ジ
Kun'yomi
つか-える
Strokes
5
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): つか-える.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
仕 is written in 5 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A person (亻) serving their lord as loyally as a samurai (士) — attending to their duties.

A common word

  • 仕事 しごと work; job

Example sentences

  • しごとはなんですか。

    What is your job?

  • まいにちくじからしごとをします。

    I work from nine o'clock every day.

Kanji that share a part

亻 is its radical. 110 kanji share it in all.

士 is a component. 11 kanji share it in all.

  • 売 sell
  • 声 voice
  • 喜 rejoice N3
  • 穀 grain N2
  • 壮 robust N1
  • 吉 good Luck N1
  • 志 intention N1
  • 壱 one (in Documents) N1