Word Meaning 年季奉公

ねんきぼうこう nenkiboukou

年季奉公 is read as ねんきぼうこう (nenkiboukou) and means apprenticeship.

Meaning

English

  1. apprenticeship
  2. indentureship
  3. indenture

Reading

Kana

ねんきぼうこう

Romaji

nenkiboukou

Writing Variants

  • 年期奉公 ねんきぼうこう nenkiboukou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 81072 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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奉公

ほうこう

live-in domestic service

女中奉公

じょちゅうぼうこう

domestic service

武家奉公

ぶけぼうこう

service with a samurai family

初奉公

ういぼうこう

first apprenticeship

渡り奉公

わたりぼうこう

working as a servant for a series of masters

滅私奉公

めっしほうこう

selfless devotion

礼奉公

れいぼうこう

free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship

お礼奉公

おれいぼうこう

free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship

勤め奉公

つとめぼうこう

apprenticeship

丁稚奉公

でっちぼうこう

apprenticeship

年季が入る

ねんきがはいる

to become experienced (after many years of practice)

年季明け

ねんきあけ

expiration of a term of service