N4 Kanji: 仕 (Work, Serve)

JLPT N4 kanji 仕 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.

Character Info

Property Value
Kanji
Strokes 5
Radical 亻 (person)
JLPT Level N4

Readings

Type Japanese Romaji
On-yomi シ、ジ shi, ji
Kun-yomi つか・える tsuka-eru

Vocabulary

Word Reading Romaji English
仕事 しごと shigoto work, job
仕方 しかた shikata way, method
仕える つかえる tsukaeru to serve
仕上げ しあげ shiage finish, completion
仕組み しくみ shikumi structure, mechanism

Stroke Order

  1. Left radical 亻(person). 2-5. Right side 士 (samurai/person).

Mnemonic

A person (亻) who is a samurai-servant (士) — someone who serves or works for others.

Common Confusion Pairs

Confused With How to Distinguish
士 (samurai, person) 仕 has person radical 亻; 士 stands alone
任 (responsibility) 任 has 壬 on right; 仕 has 士