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    3. すまじきものは宮仕え

    すまじきものは宮仕え

    す​ま​じ​き​も​の​は​宮みや仕づかえ​

    wretched is the lot of a government official

    NTExpressionsWork & CareerKanji Vocab36 strokes

    すまじきものはみやづかえ

    Expressions

    1.
    wretched is the lot of a government official, it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    宮
    みや…(6)
    Shinto shrine・constellations・palace・princess
    Kanji
    仕
    つか.える…(2)
    attend・doing・official・serve
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    じ
    ji
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
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