Readings: シ (Onyomi), つか.える (Kunyomi)
Meaning: Serve, attend, doing, official, obey, manage, work, make, do
The kanji 仕 combines the radical 人 (person) and the component 士 (scholar/samurai). It literally depicts a person serving or engaged in work, hence its meanings related to “serving,” “doing,” and “working.”
View JLPT N4 Kanji ListHow to Write – Stroke Order
The kanji 仕 is written with 5 strokes. It starts with the left radical 亻 (ninben), followed by the strokes of 士.
Kanji Details
| Radical | 亻 (にんべん – person radical) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT Level | N4 |
| Grade | 3 |
Readings with English Transcription
Onyomi (Chinese readings)
- シ (Shi)
Kunyomi (Japanese readings)
- つか.える (Tsuka.eru)
Common Words Using 仕
Onyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと | job, work, occupation |
| 仕方 | しかた | method, way, means |
| 仕送り | しおくり | allowance, remittance |
| 仕返し | しかえし | retaliation, revenge |
| 仕立てる | したてる | to tailor, to make (clothes), to prepare |
| 仕上げる | しあげる | to finish up, to complete |
| 仕組む | しくむ | to devise, to set up (a trap, a plan) |
| 仕分け | しわけ | sorting, classification |
| 仕入れる | しいれる | to stock, to lay in, to purchase |
| 仕業 | しわざ | deed, act, doing (often negative connotation) |
Kunyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕える | つかえる | to serve, to work for |
| 仕え | つかえ | service, employment (noun form of つかえる) |
| 仕える人 | つかえるひと | person who serves/works for |
| 仕え続ける | つかえつづける | to continue serving/working |
| 仕え始める | つかえはじめる | to start serving/working |
| 仕え終わる | つかえおわる | to finish serving/working |
| 仕えやすい | つかえやすい | easy to serve/work for |
| 仕えにくい | つかえにくい | difficult to serve/work for |
| 仕え方 | つかえかた | way of serving/working |
| 仕え先 | つかえさき | place of service, employer’s place |
Example Sentences
Japanese: 彼は会社に仕えています。
Kana: かれはかいしゃにつかえています。
Romaji: Kare wa kaisha ni tsukaete imasu.
English: He works for the company.
Japanese: 今日の仕事は大変でした。
Kana: きょうのしごとはたいへんでした。
Romaji: Kyō no shigoto wa taihen deshita.
English: Today’s work was tough.
Japanese: 宿題を仕上げました。
Kana: しゅくだいをしあげました。
Romaji: Shukudai o shiagemashita.
English: I finished my homework.
Japanese: その方法では仕方がない。
Kana: そのほうほうではしかたがない。
Romaji: Sono hōhō de wa shikata ga nai.
English: There’s no other way with that method.
Japanese: 彼女は服を仕立てました。
Kana: かのじょはふくをしたてました。
Romaji: Kanojo wa fuku o shitatemashita.
English: She had clothes tailored.
Japanese: 子供に仕送りを送ります。
Kana: こどもにしおくりをおくります。
Romaji: Kodomo ni shiokuri o okurimasu.
English: I send an allowance to my child.
Japanese: 新しい商品を仕入れました。
Kana: あたらしいしょうひんをしいれました。
Romaji: Atarashii shōhin o shiiremashita.
English: We stocked new products.
Japanese: 彼の仕草は面白いです。
Kana: かれのしぐさはおもしろいです。
Romaji: Kare no shigusa wa omoshiroi desu.
English: His gestures are interesting.
Japanese: この仕事は彼の仕業だ。
Kana: このしごとはかれのしわざだ。
Romaji: Kono shigoto wa kare no shiwaza da.
English: This work is his doing.
Japanese: 来週から新しい部署で仕えます。
Kana: らいしゅうからあたらしいぶしょでつかえます。
Romaji: Raishū kara atarashii busho de tsukaemasu.
English: I will start serving in a new department from next week.
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