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、セ、ほどこ.す
Romaji: shi, se, hodoko.su
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

give, bestow, perform, alms

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  70
Frequency:  323
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-5
Korean Reading:  i
Chinese Reading:  shi1
Unicode:  65bd
JIS:  3B5C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 891
Nelson Index: 2085
New Nelson Index: 2391
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4h5.1
Four Corner Index: 0821.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1318
Gakken Index: 451
Japanese Names Index: 831
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13629
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0678
Remembering the kanji Index: 1045
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1399
Kodansha Compact Index: 958
Kanji in Context Index: 612
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 599
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 792
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1054
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1124
Essential Kanji Index: 1022
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1103
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 456
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1261

Words

施設 (しせつ)
institution; establishment; facility; (army) engineer
施行 (しこう、せぎょう、せこう、しぎょう)
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
施工 (せこう、しこう)
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship; execution
施策 (しさく)
policy; measure
施術 (しじゅつ、せじゅつ)
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
実施 (じっし)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters); enactment
施す (ほどこす)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to conduct; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation); to sow; to seed; to scatter (e.g. fertilizer); to sprinkle; to spread far and wide
布施 (ふせ)
alms; offerings
施政 (しせい)
government; administration; statesmanship
施錠 (せじょう)
locking
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