Kanji

仕

仕

attend, doing, official, serve

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シ, ジ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つかえる

Nanori (Name Reading)

つかう, まなぶ

Common Readings

シ, ジ, つか…える

Example sentences

仕事 しごと
新しい 仕事 を 探している

I'm looking for a new job.

どう どう
仕事 は どう ですか

How is work?

仕方ない しかたない
バス が 遅れている なら 、 歩いて 行く の も 仕方ない ね 。

If the bus is late, it can't be helped that we have to walk.

仕掛ける しかける
彼 は ライバル に 勝負 を 仕掛けた 。

He challenged his rival to a match.

奇襲 きしゅう
敵 の 不意 を 突いて 奇襲 を 仕掛けた 。

They launched a surprise attack by taking the enemy off guard.

仕方がない しかたがない
失敗 してしまった もの は 仕方がない 。

It can't be helped that I failed.

窃位素餐 せついそさん
彼 は 何 の 仕事 も せず 、 窃位素餐 と 言われても 仕方がない 。

He does no work at all, so it can't be helped if he's called a high-ranking free-loader.

仕方 しかた
そんな こと を 言っても 仕方 が ない 。

It's no use saying such a thing.

仕草 しぐさ
彼女 の ちょっとした 仕草 が とても 可愛らしい 。

Her little gestures are very cute.

滑稽 こっけい
役者 の 滑稽 な 仕草 に 、 観客 は 笑った 。

The audience laughed at the actor's comical gestures.

Example Vocabulary

仕事

しごと

work, job, occupation, task

仕方ない

しかたない

it can't be helped; inevitable; no choice

仕掛ける

しかける

to set (a trap); to start; to challenge; to install

仕方がない

しかたがない

it can't be helped; inevitable; unavoidable

仕方

しかた

way; method; means

仕草

しぐさ

gesture; mannerism; behavior

仕える

つかえる

to serve; to work for; to wait upon

仕業

しわざ

deed; act; doing; handiwork

仕込む

しこむ

to prepare; to stock up; to train; to teach

仕掛け

しかけ

mechanism; device; trick; setup

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