Moto 奉: Observance; Offer; PresentKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ホウ、ブ
- Kun'yomi
- たてまつ(る)、まつ(る)、ほう(ずる)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 104 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ホウ・ブ)
- 奉仕ほうしservice; ministry
- 奉行ぶぎょうmagistrate; shogunate administrator
- 奉公ほうこうlive-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship
- 奉納ほうのうdedication; offering
- 町奉行まちぶぎょう(Edo-period) town magistrate
- お礼奉公おれいぼうこうfree service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
- めかけ奉公めかけぼうこうserving as a concubine
- キリシタン奉行キリシタンぶぎょうmagistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)
- 五奉行ごぶぎょうthe five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
- 供奉ぐぶaccompanying; being in attendance on
- 供奉僧ぐぶそうmonk who attends to the principal image of a temple
- 内供奉ないぐぶinner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
- 初奉公ういぼうこうfirst apprenticeship
- 勘定奉行かんじょうぶぎょうchief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance
- 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; labour service
- 命を奉じるめいをほうじるto obey orders
- 大政奉還たいせいほうかんrestoration of imperial rule
- 奉じるほうじるto present; to dedicate
- 奉ずるほうずるto present; to dedicate
- 奉仕価格ほうしかかくbargain price
- 奉仕品ほうしひんbargain goods; sale items
- 奉仕女ほうしめdeaconess
- 奉仕料ほうしりょうservice charge
- 奉仕活動ほうしかつどうvoluntary activity; voluntary service
- 奉仕者ほうししゃservant (of the people)
- 奉伺ほうしinquiring about (one's health)
- 奉体ほうたいcarrying out the will of one's lord
- 奉侍ほうじserving; attending on someone
- 奉公人ほうこうにんservant; employee
- 奉公先ほうこうさきone's employer's house; one's employer
- 奉公口ほうこうぐちplace of employment
- 奉加ほうがdonation
- 奉加帳ほうがちょう(shrine or temple) donation register; subscription book
- 奉勅ほうちょくreceiving an imperial decree; obeying an imperial decree
- 奉勅命令ほうちょくめいれいcommand sanctioned by the emperor; imperial command
- 奉呈ほうていdedication; presentation
- 奉告ほうこくreport given to deity or nobility
- 奉唱ほうしょうsinging
- 奉奠ほうてんhumbly presenting something; reverently offering
- 奉安ほうあんenshrining
- 奉安殿ほうあんでんschool building for housing an imperial photograph and a copy of the Rescript on Education (pre-war Japan)
- 奉幣ほうへいoffering a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god
- 奉幣使ほうへいしimperial messenger to a shrine; envoy returning courtesies
- 奉戴ほうたいhaving a prince for a president; being the recipient of (an imperial favor, favour)
- 奉承ほうしょうreceiving (order, etc.) reverently
- 奉拝ほうはいworship
- 奉持ほうじbearing; presenting
- 奉教人ほうきょうにんearly Japanese Christian
- 奉書ほうしょhigh-quality Japanese paper
- 奉書紙ほうしょがみvar. of traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper, made from high-quality mulberry wood
- 奉灯ほうとうvotive lantern
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 仕え奉るつかえまつるto serve; to build as commanded
- 仰ぎ奉るあおぎたてまつるto look up
- 奉るたてまつるto offer; to present
Other readings
- 信奉しんぽうbelief; faith
- 丁稚奉公でっちぼうこうapprenticeship
- 仰奉るあおぎたてまつるto look up
- 信奉者しんぽうしゃadherent; devotee
- 奉げ物ささげものoffering; sacrifice
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Kanji that often appear with 奉
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