奉公

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Chinese

to receive (from superior); to offer; to revere
just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
trad. (奉公) 奉 公
simp. #(奉公) 奉 公

Pronunciation

Verb

奉公

  1. to perform official duties

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奉 公
ほう
Grade: S 		こう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

奉(ほう)公(こう) • (hōkō) 

  1. service to a master
  2. apprenticeship
  3. public duty, service to one's country, etc.

Verb

奉(ほう)公(こう)する • (hōkō suru) suru (stem 奉(ほう)公(こう)し (hōkō shi), past 奉(ほう)公(こう)した (hōkō shita))

  1. serve a master
    • 1928, 林芙美子, 放浪記（初出）:
      十五位(じゅうごくらい)の時(とき)だったかしら、私(わたし)はトルコ人(じん)の楽器屋(がっきや)に奉公(ほうこう)していたのを思(おも)い出(だ)した。
      Jūgo kurai no toki datta kashira, watashi wa torukojin no gakkiya ni hōkō shite ita no o omoidashita.
      That reminds me of when I was about fifteen and I worked for a Turkish music shop owner.
  2. apprentice
  3. serve the public, one's country, etc.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "奉公する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 奉公し ほうこうし hōkō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 奉公し ほうこうし hōkō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 奉公する ほうこうする hōkō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 奉公する ほうこうする hōkō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 奉公すれ ほうこうすれ hōkō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 奉公せよ¹
奉公しろ² 		ほうこうせよ¹
ほうこうしろ² 		hōkō seyo¹
hōkō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 奉公される ほうこうされる hōkō sareru
Causative 奉公させる
奉公さす 		ほうこうさせる
ほうこうさす 		hōkō saseru
hōkō sasu
Potential 奉公できる ほうこうできる hōkō dekiru
Volitional 奉公しよう ほうこうしよう hōkō shiyō
Negative 奉公しない ほうこうしない hōkō shinai
Negative continuative 奉公せず ほうこうせず hōkō sezu
Formal 奉公します ほうこうします hōkō shimasu
Perfective 奉公した ほうこうした hōkō shita
Conjunctive 奉公して ほうこうして hōkō shite
Hypothetical conditional 奉公すれば ほうこうすれば hōkō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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