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奉仕

奉仕

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

奉仕 (hiragana ほうし, romaji 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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 奉仕者 (ほうししゃ) (hōshisha, servant, minister)
  • 奉仕女 (ほうしめ) (hōshime, deaconess)
  • 奉仕品 (ほうしひん) (hōshihin, bargain goods, sale items)
  • 奉仕活動 (ほうしかつどう) (hōshi katsudō, volunteer activity)
  • 勤労奉仕 (きんろうほうし) (kinrō hōshi, labor service)
  • 社会奉仕 (しゃかいほうし) (shakai hōshi, volunteer social service)
  • 社会奉仕家 (しゃかいほうしか) (shakai hōshika, social worker)

Verb

奉仕する (hiragana ほうしする, romaji hōshi suru)

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

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.