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二君に仕える

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

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

Etymology

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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

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()(くん)(つか)える (nikun ni tsukaeruichidan (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

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  • Commonly used in a negative form.

Conjugation

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