Illustration: In the entrance room of a modest samurai residence, a household attendant kneels beside his seated master and secures the ties of the master's traveling footwear. The master's folded outer garment and sword bundle lie ready on a low stand within the attendant's reach.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

仕つかえる

tsukaeru

to serve, to work for

Example sentences

コックは家族かぞくに長年ながねん仕つかえた。
The cook served the family for many years.
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彼かれは主人しゅじんによく仕つかえた。
He served his master well.
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二人ににんの主人しゅじんには仕つかえられない。
No man can serve two masters.
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Kanji in 仕

仕attend; doingOnシ・ジKunつかえる

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