施
施 — Give
give, bestow, perform, alms
On’yomiシ (shi)
On’yomiセ (se)
Kun’yomiほどこす (hodokosu)
Stroke order (9 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 施
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 施設 | しせつ shisetsu | facility; facilities; institution |
| 実施 | じっし jisshi | enforcement; implementation; putting into practice |
| 布施 | ふせ fuse | alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.) |
| 施策 | しさく shisaku | policy; measure |
| 施行 | しこう shikou | putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect |
| 施政 | しせい shisei | government; administration; statesmanship |
Study notes
施 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #323 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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