Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help

    Idiomatic expression

    赤ん坊の世話を焼けるのが嬉しい。
    I'm very happy that I can take care of the baby.
  2. to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother; to meddle; to interfere

    Idiomatic expression

Also written 世話をやく【せわをやく】

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Characters in this word

3
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generation, world, society, public

Kun
On
セイソウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
135 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

としゆき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2, 4-5-4, 4-4-2, 4-4-4SKIP code
0a5.37The Kanji Dictionary
4471.7Four corner code
1975deroo
4e16Unicode hex code
1-32-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
95Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
20New Nelson (John Haig)
3496New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4308Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2178Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
28Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
28Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
152A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
335Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
177Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
31Morohashi
327A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
252Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
252Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
263sakade
105Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
344henshall3
254Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
81crowley
156Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
13Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
28Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
seKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
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tale, talk

Kun
はな.すはなし
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
134 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-6SKIP code
7a6.8The Kanji Dictionary
0266.4Four corner code
3077deroo
8a71Unicode hex code
1-47-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4358Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5608New Nelson (John Haig)
1527New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1928Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1027Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1388Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
344Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
368Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
133A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
180Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35441Morohashi
221A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
238Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
151sakade
86Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
240henshall3
229Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
125crowley
178Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1684Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
350Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua4Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bake, burning

Kun
や.くや.きや.き--や.きや.ける
On
ショウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
982 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

やいやき

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-8, 1-1-11SKIP code
4d8.4The Kanji Dictionary
9481.1Four corner code
1157deroo
713cUnicode hex code
1-30-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2772Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3438New Nelson (John Haig)
997New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1256Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
681Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
909Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1200Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1284Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
733A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1588Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
671Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19166PMorohashi
509A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
920Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
942Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
434sakade
717Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
539henshall3
590Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
218Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1268Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1208Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shao1Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level