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施

施 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Origin of the character

形声。「㫃」+音符「它」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

give, bestow, perform, alms

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シJHS
  • セHS
Kun (native)
  • ほどこ(す)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音shi1
  • 한글si
  • 한글i
  • Hán-ViệtThi
  • Hán-ViệtThí
  • Hán-ViệtDị
  • Hán-ViệtThỉ

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Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
方(ほう)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+65BD

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰方㐌

Words using this kanji

  • 施設しせつ建築物などを拵え、設けること。また、その建築物など。 語義1のうち特に、福祉を目的とするもの。「児童厚生施設」「養護施設」「老人保健施設」など。 建築物などを拵え、設ける。facility, facilities, institution, establishment
  • 施策しさく実施すべき方策、政策。方策、政策の実施。policy, measure
  • 施行しこう（しこう、せこう）法令の効力を発生させること。 （しこう、せぎょう、しぎょう）実際に行うこと。 （せぎょう）僧侶や貧しい人に物を施し与えること。putting in force (a law), putting into operation, putting into effect, enforcement
  • 施政しせい実際に政治を行うこと。また、その政治。government, administration, statesmanship
  • 施工せこう工事を行うこと。construction, constructing, carrying out, work
  • 施すほどこす効果が現れるように物事を行う。 金銭・物品などを恵み与える。 加工・装飾を加える。to give (time, money, goods), to donate, to do, to perform
  • 施錠せじょう鍵をかけること。locking
  • 施主せしゅ寺院や僧に金品を布施する人。 葬儀、法事、供養を行う当主。 建築を発注した人。donor, benefactor, almsgiver, chief mourner
  • 施しほどこし施すこと。恵みを与えること。布施。charity, almsgiving
  • 施肥せひ作物に肥料を与えること。manuring, fertilization, fertilisation
  • 施療せりょうfree medical treatment, gratuitous treatment
  • 施薬せやく(dispensation of) free medicine
  • 施術せじゅつ柔術や手術、催眠術などの術を施すこと。treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.), carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.), practicing, surgical operation
  • 施米せまい困窮している人達に米を施すこと。rice given in charity, donating rice
  • 施物せもつalms
  • 施条しじょうrifling a gun barrel, making lines
  • 施入せにゅうgiving something as alms or dispensation, alms
  • 施釉せゆうglazing (ceramics)
  • 施浴せよくbath at a temple for the poor, sick and prisoners
  • 施与せよ施し（金品）を与えること。charity, almsgiving, dispensation

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