奉
奉 — Observance
observance, offer, present, dedicate
On’yomiホウ (hou)
On’yomiブ (bu)
Kun’yomiたてまつる (tatematsuru)
Kun’yomiまつる (matsuru)
Kun’yomiほうずる (houzuru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 奉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奉仕 | ほうし houshi | service; ministry; attendance |
| 奉公 | ほうこう houkou | live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty |
| 奉行 | ぶぎょう bugyou | magistrate; shogunate administrator |
| 信奉 | しんぽう shinpou | belief; faith; adherence |
| 奉納 | ほうのう hounou | dedication; offering; presentation |
| 町奉行 | まちぶぎょう machibugyou | (Edo-period) town magistrate |
Study notes
奉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1624 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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