仕える

つかえる · tsukaeru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan

to work for

🍽️ 仕 = 人 (person) + 士 (gentleman, official): a person who works in another's service

The 仕 part combines 人 (person) and 士 (gentleman or official), so 仕える means to be in someone's service. The same root appears in 仕事 (job, work).

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