Carry Out

On’yomi: し、せ
Kun’yomi: ほどこ
Radical: 方 Square (Kangxi 70)

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 住 (Dwell), less common than 令 (Orders).

Direction on the left, with gun and alligator on the right — the alligator points a gun in one direction and carries out the mission, executing the plan perfectly.

In words

施すほどこす to donate;to give;to conduct;to apply;to performN1

施行しぎょう 1. execution;enforcing;carrying outN1

施設しせつ institution;establishment;facility;(army) engineerN1

施 is rank 349 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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