# 施 — carry out; give

施 means “carry out; give”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi), セ (se). Kun'yomi: ほどこ(す) (hodokosu). You'll see it in words such as 施す (hodokosu, “to give; to donate”).

- Meaning: carry out; give
- On'yomi: シ (shi), セ (se)
- Kun'yomi: ほどこ(す) (hodokosu)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Doing & acting 1

## How to remember 施

Parts: 方 direction; banner · 𠂉 hat · 也 curl

## Words with 施

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 施す | ほどこす (hodokosu) | to give; to donate |
| 施し | ほどこし (hodokoshi) | charity; almsgiving |

## Don't confuse it with

[旅](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/trip/) · [年](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/year/)

## More in the “Doing & acting 1” set

[挙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/raise/) · [援](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/aid/) · [施](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/carry-out/) · [従](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/follow/) · [狙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/aim-at/) · [迫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/press/) · [措](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-aside/) · [択](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/select/) · [致](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bring-about/)

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