【仕】(shi, ji, tsukaeru/ serve) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N4

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This time, I will introduce the Kanji character 仕.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-reading is
・し　shi
・じ　ji

For example,
・仕事　しごと　shi-goto
It means work
・仕事場　しごとば　shi-goto-ba
It means workplace

・給仕　きゅうじ　kyuu-ji
It means pageboy, waiter, waitress

・仕掛け　しかけ　shi-ka-ke
It means mechanism, half finished

・仕上げ　しあげ　shi-a-ge
It means finishing touches, being finished

・仕返し　しかえし　shi-kae-shi
It means retaliation

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・つか-える　tsuka-eru

For example,
・仕える　つかえる　tsuka-eru
It means serve, work for

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
But, there is no special reading.

Meanings 

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "仕".
・to serve

Radical

And the radical of this character is 亻　nin-ben
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

There is no family name that uses the kanji character "仕", which is widely used in Japan

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 仕

Famous person

There are no specific well-known famous person who using the Kanji for 仕

Containing its kanji

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 仕
・任　にん、まか-せる　nin, maka-seru
It means entrust

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