Learn Japanese — where understanding folds into fluency.

Join the Newsletter

Connect

Email Discord Instagram TikTok YouTube LinkedIn Bluesky X

© 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

About FAQ Contact Status Privacy Terms

二君に仕えず (にくんにつかえず) — one can not serve two masters | Kumi Dictionary

Dictionary
Kanji Vocab
二君に仕えず

二君に仕えず

二にくん君に仕つかえず

one can not serve two masters

Kanji Vocab History23 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

にくんにつかえず

Expressions

1.

one can not serve two masters

proverb

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 23

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

ふた・ふた.つ・ふたたび…(11)

two・two radical (no. 7)

きみ・-ぎみ…(2)

mister・you・ruler・male name suffix

つか.える…(2)

attend・doing・official・serve

Track your mastery

Kumi's KMT system will track your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create an account to join the waitlist for 220,000+ concepts.

Related concepts for this entry

Used in vocabulary

二
君
仕
に
え
ず