宮仕え

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宮 仕
みや
Grade: 3 		つか > づか
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 宮 (miya, “Imperial Court”) +‎ 仕え (tsukae, continuative form of 仕える (tsukaeru, “serve”)).

Noun

宮(みや)仕(づか)え • (miyazukae) 

  1. court service
  2. official responsibilities

Derived terms

  • すまじきものは宮仕(みやづか)え (sumajikimo no wa miyazukae): it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else

Verb

宮(みや)仕(づか)えする • (miyazukae suru) suru (stem 宮(みや)仕(づか)えし (miyazukae shi), past 宮(みや)仕(づか)えした (miyazukae shita))

  1. perform court service
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