施 – give, bestow, perform

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#323 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 施 means give, bestow, perform, alms. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ、セ (shi, se); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ほどこ.す (hodokosu). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 方 (no. 70).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
On’yomi	セ	se
Kun’yomi	ほどこ.す	hodokosu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 方 (Kangxi radical 70). Components: ノ・方・一・也・乞.

Words using 施

実施じっしenforcement施行しこうputting in force (a law)施設しせつfacility施すほどこすto give (time, money, goods)

Example sentences

その計画は実施された。

The plan was put into operation.

Tatoeba #211243

いつその法律は施行されますか。

When will the law go into force?

Tatoeba #228948

教育施設を拡充する金をもっと多くと望んでいる。

People want more money to expand educational institutions.

Tatoeba #180316

Kanji with the same radical

方族旅旗旋於

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