二君に仕える

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
くん
Grade: 3
つか
Grade: 3
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

From Literary Chinese 王蠋曰,忠臣不事二君,烈女不更二夫。 in Records of the Grand Historian.

Verb

()(くん)(つか)える • (nikun ni tsukaeru) ichidan (stem ()(くん)(つか) (nikun ni tsukae), past ()(くん)(つか)えた (nikun ni tsukaeta))

  1. to serve two masters
    (ちゅう)(しん)()(くん)(つか)えず
    Chūshin wa nikun ni tsukaezu.
    A loyal subject will not serve a second master.

Usage notes

  • Commonly used in a negative form.

Conjugation

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