仕 — serve, attend to, do
つかえる
仕
serve
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
work
U+4ED5
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #439
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #960
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- serve
- attend to
- do
word
つか tsuka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
つかまつ tsukamatsu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 亻 (person) gives the semantic domain. 士 (shi, scholar/samurai) provides the sound and connotation of duty. To serve.