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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