Kanji: 仕 serve

JLPT N5 | Japanese Grade 3 (Elementary) | 5 Strokes

仕

The kanji 仕 is commonly used to express the idea of serving or working for someone or something. It's often found in compound words related to occupations, services, or tasks.

On: シ

Kun: つか.える

Meaning: serve; do; attend

Kanji Parts:

亻 person [variation of 人]
士 scholar; warrior; gentleman

Mnemonic Story:

A person 亻 serves the warrior gentleman 士.

Stroke Order:

Examples:

仕事しごと work; job; business
仕しあ上げ finishing touches
仕方しかたがない it can't be helped; there's no other way

彼(かれ)は夜中(よなか)まで仕事(しごと)をした。

He worked until midnight.

彼かれは as for him, he…
夜中よなか late at night; midnight; dead of night
まで until
仕事しごとをした worked

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