奉仕

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: S

Grade: 3
kan’on

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ほう)() (hōshi

  1. attendance, service to one's country or community
    社会(しゃかい)奉仕(ほうし)する。
    Shakai ni hōshi suru.
    We strive to serve the community.
  2. offering goods at a discount

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Verb[edit]

(ほう)()する (hōshi surusuru (stem (ほう)() (hōshi shi), past (ほう)()した (hōshi shita))

  1. serve one's nation or community
  2. offer goods at a discount

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

奉仕 (bongsa) (hangeul 봉사)

  1. service (for the benefit of the government, society etc); public service