This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シ、ジ、つか.える
Romaji: shi, ji, tsuka.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

attend, doing, official, serve

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  439
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-2-3
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  shi4
Unicode:  4ed5
JIS:  3B45

Indexes

Halpern Index: 34
Nelson Index: 362
New Nelson Index: 123
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a3.2
Four Corner Index: 2421.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 285
Gakken Index: 397
Japanese Names Index: 124
Daikanwanjiten Index: 368
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0596
Remembering the kanji Index: 960
Busy People Index: 2.7
Kanji Way Index: 271
Kanji Flashcards Index: 110
Kodansha Compact Index: 58
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 301
Kanji in Context Index: 236
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 21
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 21
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 969
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1033
Essential Kanji Index: 75
Kodansha Kanji Index: 37
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2172
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 221
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 250

Words

()
official; civil service
仕様 (しよう)
way; method; means; resource; remedy; (technical) specification
仕掛ける (しかける)
to start; to begin; to commence; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines)
奉仕 (ほうし)
service; ministry; attendance; church work; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
仕方 (しかた)
way; method; means; resource; course
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
仕える (つかえる)
to serve; to work for; to attend
仕組み (しくみ)
structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; plan; plot; contrivance
仕掛け (しかけ)
device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget; trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit; (small) scale; half finished; commencement; initiation; set up; laying out; preparation; challenge; attack
出仕 (しゅっし)
attendance; serving
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