仕 Kanji – attend

The Japanese kanji 仕 can mean attend, doing, official, serve.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: attend, doing, official, serve
Onyomi: シ, ジ
Kunyomi: つかえる
Romaji: shi, ji, tsukaeru
JLPT: 3
Frequency Rank: 439

How is 仕 read?

仕 has the onyomi readings シ, ジ and the kunyomi reading つかえる.

In romaji, these readings can be written as shi, ji, tsukaeru.

Common Japanese Words Using 仕

These common Japanese words contain 仕. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • お仕舞い(おしまい) — the end, closing, being done for
  • 仕舞った(しまった) — darn it!, darn!, oops!, oh dear!, oh no!
  • 仕える(つかえる) — to serve, to work for, to attend
  • 仕掛ける(しかける) — to start, to begin, to commence
  • 仕業(しわざ) — deed (esp. negative), act, action, one's doing, one's work
  • 仕込み(しこみ) — training, education, upbringing
  • 仕事(しごと) — work, job, labor, labour, business, task, assignment, occupation, employment
  • 仕事場(しごとば) — place where one works, construction site, working area
  • 仕事中(しごとちゅう) — at work, in the midst of work, working
  • 仕手(して) — doer, performer

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