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attend, do

JLPT N4 Grade 3 5 strokes
Kun'yomi
つか
On'yomi
Radical
· person (human being)

仕 means "attend, do". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 5 strokes. It is read つか in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Example word

仕事しごと

work

仕 in example sentences

  • しごとはどう?

    Shigoto wa dou?

    How's work?

  • しごと、やだ。

    Shigoto, ya da.

    I hate work.

  • しごとちゅうです。

    Shigotochuu desu.

    I am working.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 仕 mean?
仕 means "attend, do". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 仕 have?
仕 is written in 5 strokes.
How is 仕 read?
It is read つか in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 仕?
仕 is a JLPT N4 kanji.