Word Meaning 滅私奉公

めっしぼうこう messhiboukou

滅私奉公 is read as めっしぼうこう (messhiboukou) and means selfless devotion.

Meaning

English

  1. selfless devotion

Reading

Kana

めっしぼうこう

Romaji

messhiboukou

Writing Variants

  • 滅私奉公 めっしほうこう messhihoukou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo Rank 103564 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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滅私

めっし

selflessness

奉公

ほうこう

live-in domestic service

年期奉公

ねんきぼうこう

apprenticeship

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

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

妾奉公

めかけぼうこう

serving as a concubine