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奉

observance
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingホウ、ブ
Kun readingたてまつ.る、まつ.る、ほう.ずる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. observance
    彼は息子を仕立屋に奉公に出した。He bound his son to a tailor.tatoeba
    彼は数週間共同募金運動に奉仕した。He worked for weeks on behalf of the community chest.tatoeba
  2. offer
  3. present
  4. dedicateRtK
    知事は戦死した兵士たちに記念碑を奉納した。The governor dedicated the memorial to the soldiers who died in the war.tatoeba
  1. live-in domestic service
  2. live-in apprenticeship
  3. public duty
  4. public service

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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observance · bonsai · cornstalk

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1695

Compound words

信奉しんぽう
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
奉公ほうこう
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
奉行ぶぎょう
magistrate; shogunate administrator
奉仕ほうし
service; ministry; attendance; church work; offering goods at a reduced price
奉納ほうのう
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
供奉ぐぶ
accompanying
遵奉じゅんぽう
obeying
順奉じゅんぽう
obeying
奉伺ほうし
inquiring about (one's health)
奉戴ほうたい
choosing (a nobleman) as the leader or president of a company or organization
奉呈ほうてい
presentation (to someone of high status)
奉奠ほうてん
humbly presenting something
奉祀ほうし
enshrine
奉るまつる
仰奉るあおぎたてまつる
to look up
遵奉者じゅんぽうしゃ
conformist
妾奉公めかけぼうこう
serving as a concubine
信奉者しんぽうしゃ
adherent
町奉行まちぶぎょう
(Edo-period) town magistrate
奉献頌ほうけんしょう
offertory
仰ぎ奉るあおぎたてまつる
to look up
玉串奉奠たまぐしほうてん
reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree
勤め奉公つとめぼうこう
apprenticeship
勤労奉仕きんろうほうし
labor service

Additional Examples

彼の信奉者たちは彼を賢明で勇敢な人だと尊敬していた。
All his followers looked up to him as a wise and courageous man.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 奉

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step