Word Meaning すまじきものは宮仕え

すまじきものはみやづかえ sumajikimonohamiyazukae

すまじきものは宮仕え is read as すまじきものはみやづかえ (sumajikimonohamiyazukae) and means wretched is the lot of a government official.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

すまじきものはみやづかえ

Romaji

sumajikimonohamiyazukae

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 35756 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

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宮仕え

みやづかえ

court service

側仕え

そばづかえ

personal attendant

奉仕

ほうし

offering goods at a reduced price

内宮

ないぐう

Inner Ise Shrine

外宮

げぐう

outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine

迷宮

めいきゅう

dungeon

子宮

しきゅう

womb

宮中

きゅうちゅう

imperial court

宮内庁

くないちょう

Imperial Household Agency

神宮

じんぐう

high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family

東宮

とうぐう

crown prince

二宮

にぐう

the Two Ise Shrines