Kanji: 仕 serve

JLPT N4 | 5 Strokes

仕

On: し
Kun: つか.える

Meaning: serve

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
仕上げ【しあげ】 finishing touches
仕方がない【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.

彼は as for him, he…
夜中 late at night; midnight; dead of night
まで until
仕事をした worked

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