live-in domestic service
ほうこう
Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive
1.
live-in domestic service, live-in apprenticeship
2.
public duty, public service
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昔は子供が商家に奉公に出ることもあった。
In the past, children sometimes went into service at merchant houses.
彼は若い頃から職人のもとで奉公し、技術を学んだ。
From a young age, he served as an apprentice under a craftsman and learned skills.
江戸時代には、多くの女性が裕福な家に奉公に出ていた。
During the Edo period, many women went into service in wealthy households.
彼は長年、その会社に奉公し、貢献してきた。
He has served that company for many years and contributed to it.
武士は主君に忠義を尽くし、奉公することが最も重要だと考えた。
Samurai believed that serving their lord with loyalty was of utmost importance.
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