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奉 means 'to present'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 921   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-8    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 60 words   Used in 95 words   Used in 74 names   Component in 8 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ホウ   ブ
Kun
   たてまつる to present, offer, revere
Additional readings
Kun    まつる   ほうずる
Name    とも   やす
Notes
The lower part exists as a kanji 𰀁 (skewer), but it is not included in most fonts. The closest are 丰 (ladder) or 干 (dry; drying frame). In mnemonics we use 'two sticks'.
Components
⿱  𡗗 three men  ⿻  二 two  丨 stick  
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See also
奏 play an instrument  丰 ladder  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 奉 is used 5 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 奉 is used 91 times, read 4 ways (with 2 variations).
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ホウ : 63 words FIND ALL
ほ う し 1 ほ う し 0
1. service; ministry; attendance; church work
2. offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
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ブ : 11 words FIND ALL
ぶ ぎ ょ う 1
magistrate; shogunate administrator
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ホウ (read as ぼう) : 9 words FIND ALL
noun
first apprenticeship  (archaic)
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ホウ (read as ぽう) : 4 words FIND ALL
し ん ぽ う 0
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
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たてまつる : 2 words FIND ALL
た て ま つ る 4
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to offer; to present
2. to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
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まつる : 2 words FIND ALL
to praise; to render homage to
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An additional 奏 less common words include 奉 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1793  Joy o' Kanji : 1793  Key to Kanji: - 

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奉
ホウ   ブ   たてまつる to present, offer, revere   
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three men
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三
サン   み    みっつ three   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
丨
stick   
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