仕 means “serve”

し · shi

Also: attend, doing, official

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

つかえる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シ, ジ

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The story

A person (亻) standing beside a scholar-official (士): service as the oldest form of work. Paired with 事 it forms 仕事, the Japanese word for work: literally "serving in affairs."

Used in 仕事 (shigoto, work), 仕方 (shikata, way of doing), and 仕える (tsukaeru, to serve)

Words with 仕

• 仕事 (しごと, shigoto): work / job

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