奉ほう仕し

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

奉仕する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

service; ministry; volunteer work

Broadly refers to serving others, often without pay, including religious ministry, community service, or selfless dedication.

special offer; free service

Commercial sense: providing goods or services at a discount or for free as a promotion or courtesy.

〈人ひと〉に奉ほう仕しするto serve/minister to someone
彼かれは一いっ生しょうを病びょう人にんの奉ほう仕しにささげた。
He devoted his whole life to serving the sick.
奉ほう仕しの精せい神しんを持もつto have a spirit of volunteerism/service
彼かの女じょは常つねに奉ほう仕しの精せい神しんを持もって地ち域いき活かつ動どうに参さん加かしている。
She always takes part in community activities with a spirit of service.
〈物もの〉を奉ほう仕し価か格かくで提てい供きょうするto offer something at a special discount price
この店みせでは新しん製せい品ひんを奉ほう仕し価か格かくで提てい供きょうしている。
This shop is offering the new product at a special discount price.
〈物もの〉をご奉ほう仕しするto throw in something as a free courtesy
本ほん日じつはお買かい上あげのお客きゃく様さまにお菓か子しを一ひとつご奉ほう仕しします。
Today we're giving a free snack to customers who make a purchase.

ボランティアN4sense 1
ボランティア is a loanword specifically for unpaid volunteer activity, while 奉仕 is broader and also covers religious ministry and commercial freebies.
サービスN4
サービス is the everyday loanword for a service or discount, whereas 奉仕 carries a more formal or self-sacrificing nuance, especially in volunteer or religious contexts.
献けん身しん sense 1
献身 emphasizes total personal devotion or sacrifice for a cause or person, while 奉仕 focuses more on the act of serving itself, which can be organized or communal.
奉ほう公こう
奉仕 is the modern, general word for service or volunteer work, while 奉公 specifically evokes historical live-in service or a formal sense of duty to the public.
仕つかえるN1
奉仕する means to serve society or others through volunteer-like dedication, whereas 仕える implies a hierarchical master-servant relationship.

奉ほう納のう sense 1
奉納 means to make a ritual offering to a deity, while 奉仕 means to serve or volunteer; the two share the kanji 奉 but describe different acts.

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Compound of 奉 (ほう, 'offer, dedicate') and 仕 (し, 'serve'). The combination conveys the idea of offering one's service.