# 奉 — offer reverently; serve

奉 means “offer reverently; serve”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ホウ (hou), ブ (bu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: offer reverently; serve
- On'yomi: ホウ (hou), ブ (bu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 3

## How to remember 奉

Parts: 三 three · 大 big · 丨 stick

## Don't confuse it with

[泰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/serene/) · [俸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stipend/) · [春](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/spring/) · [奏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/play-music/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 3” set

[悟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/enlightenment/) · [霊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ghost/) · [魔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/demon/) · [鬼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ogre/) · [奉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/offer-reverently/) · [悼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grieve-for/) · [盆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tray/) · [僧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/buddhist-monk/)

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