| 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) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1624 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
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
- Korean:
- bong
Spanish
- ofrenda
- servicial
- ofrecer
- reverenciar
- obedecer
Portuguese
- observância
- oferecer
- presente
- dedicar
French
- obéissance
- offrande
- présent
- se consacrer
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1803 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幣 【ヘイ】 staff with plaited paper streamers
- 弊害 【ヘイガイ】 harmful effect, harmful influence, evil practice, abuse, malady
- 造幣 【ゾウヘイ】 coinage, mintage
- 衰幣 【スイヘイ】 decline
Kun reading compounds
- 幣 【へい】 staff with plaited paper streamers
- 幣を奉る 【ぬさをたてまつる】 to offer a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god
- 大幣 【おおぬさ】 streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies), being in great demand
- 小幣 【こぬさ】 small purification wand, thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しで
- Korean:
- pye
Spanish
- riqueza
- ofrenda
- dinero en efectivo
Portuguese
- Caixa
- maus hábitos
- prefixo p/ expressar humildade
- presente
- oferendas em roupas Shinto
- corda
- cortar papel
French
- espèces (argent)
- mauvaise habitude
- préfixe humble
- don
- offrande Shinto (papier, corde)
- corde
- papier découpé
| 1778 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1902 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1490 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1400 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1253 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2414 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1781 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1913 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1796 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 571 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3582 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1844 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2507 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1049 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9088X | Morohashi |
| 2885 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1040 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1118 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1756 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1044 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3f12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-12-3 | SKIP code |
| 9822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e63 | Unicode hex code |
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 使 【シ】 messenger, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods), klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 使者 【シシャ】 messenger, envoy, emissary
- 特使 【トクシ】 special envoy
- 実力行使 【ジツリョクコウシ】 use of force
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 使い 【つかい】 errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
- 使い方 【つかいかた】 way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management
- オズの魔法使い 【オズのまほうつかい】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900), The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
- 春の使い 【はるのつかい】 Japanese bush warbler, messenger of spring
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- usar
- manejar
- emplear
Portuguese
- Uso
- usar
French
- utiliser
| 224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 117 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 556 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 89 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 573 | Morohashi |
| 90 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 239 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 298 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f7f | Unicode hex code |