Kanji Detail for 施 - "implement, carry out, give"

施

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
施 means "implement, carry out, give."
1. To implement - To carry out; to execute.
2. To set up - To establish.
3. To give - To bestow; to grant.
4. To spread - To distribute widely.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

give; bestow; perform; alms

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

grant, bestow; give; act; name

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname Shi

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to grant, to bestow; to act; surname

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To implement, apply. To apply one actions to people or things is called 施. Such as 施術 (to perform a technique), 施治 (to administer treatment), 恩威並施 (applying both kindness and authority). To adorn is called 施采, 施粉 (to apply powder). To pay respects is called 施禮, 先施 (to take the initiative in greeting). | 施施: Appearance of joy and pleasure. From "Mencius." | To give, bestow. Such as 博施濟眾 (to give broadly and help the multitude). For "to implement," use level tone. For "to give," both level and departing tones are used. | To extend.
Onyomi

se(せ)

shi(し)
Kunyomi

hodoko.su(ほどこす)

shi.ku(しく)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

方 (ho・hohen・katahen)
Related Keywords
implement carry out facility enforcement measure charity execute perform conduct apply give bestow grant spread distribute