Jisho

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8 strokes
Radical:
big, very
Parts:
observance, offer, present, dedicate
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1624 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 奉仕 【ホウシ】 service, ministry, attendance, church work, offering goods at a reduced price, providing a service for free
  • 奉公 【ホウコウ】 live-in domestic service, live-in apprenticeship, public duty, public service
  • 奉行 【ブギョウ】 magistrate, shogunate administrator
  • 奉行所 【ブギョウショ】 magistrate's office
  • 供奉 【グブ】 accompanying, being in attendance on, inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
  • 内供奉 【ナイグブ】 inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)

Kun reading compounds

  • 奉る 【たてまつる】 to offer, to present, to set someone up in a high position, to revere at a distance, to do respectfully
  • 奉る 【たてまつる】 to offer, to present, to set someone up in a high position, to revere at a distance, to do respectfully
  • 奉ずる 【ほうずる】 to present, to dedicate, to obey, to follow, to believe in, to serve, to proudly bear

Readings

Japanese names:
とも、 やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
feng4
Korean:
bong

Spanish

  • ofrenda
  • servicial
  • ofrecer
  • reverenciar
  • obedecer

Portuguese

  • observância
  • oferecer
  • presente
  • dedicar

French

  • obéissance
  • offrande
  • présent
  • se consacrer
1793 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1106 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
212 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1191 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1177 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
717 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1541 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1643 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1678 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
415 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3167 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1629 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2215 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1587 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
5894 Morohashi
2559 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1149 New Nelson (John Haig)
1573 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1695 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1161 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1455 2001 Kanji
0a8.13 The Kanji Dictionary
2-5-3 SKIP code
4-8-4 SKIP code
5050.3 Four corner code
1-42-84 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5949 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, implore
Kun:
うかが.う
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
2209 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 伺候 【シコウ】 waiting upon (someone)
  • 経伺 【ケイシ】 asking for instructions, consulting and obtaining approval
  • 奉伺 【ホウシ】 inquiring about (one's health)

Kun reading compounds

  • 伺う 【うかがう】 to call on someone, to call at a place, to pay a visit, to wait on someone, to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told, to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior), to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si4, ci4
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • hacer una visita
  • preguntar por

Portuguese

  • retribuir visita
  • perguntar
  • indagar
  • implorar

French

  • visiter (hon)
  • présenter ses respects
  • demander
  • s'informer
  • questionner
  • implorer
1313 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1963 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
395 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1315 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
310 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1761 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1891 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1245 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
76 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
78 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
50 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
53 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1882 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
483 Morohashi
69 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
156 New Nelson (John Haig)
1864 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2008 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1094 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2149 2001 Kanji
2a5.23 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
3-3-4 SKIP code
2722.0 Four corner code
1-27-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f3a Unicode hex code