奉公

Chinese

		to receive (from superior); to offer; to revere	just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
trad. (奉公)		奉	公
simp. ^#(奉公)		奉	公

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fènggōng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fung⁶ gung¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fung-kûng

(Hailu, HRS): fung^˖ gung^ˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fènggōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fònggong
  - Wade–Giles: fêng⁴-kung¹
  - Yale: fèng-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenqgong
  - Palladius: фэнгун (fɛngun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fung⁶ gung¹
  - Yale: fuhng gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fung⁶ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fung⁶ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fung-kûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: fung gung^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fung⁴ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /fuŋ⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fung^˖ gung^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /fuŋ³³ kuŋ⁵³/

Verb

奉⫽公 (verb-object) (intransitive)

to perform official duties

Derived terms

奉公守法 (fènggōngshǒufǎ)
滅私奉公 / 灭私奉公

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奉	公
ほう Grade: S	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほーこー [hóꜜòkòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ho̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

奉(ほう)公(こう) • (hōkō)

service to a master (e.g. suzerain)
apprenticeship
public duty, service to one's country, etc.

Verb

奉(ほう)公(こう)する • (hōkō suru) suru (stem 奉(ほう)公(こう)し (hōkō shi), past 奉(ほう)公(こう)した (hōkō shita))

to serve a master (e.g. suzerain)
- 1928, 林芙美子, 放浪記（初出）:
  十五位(じゅうごくらい)の時(とき)だったかしら、私(わたし)はトルコ人(じん)の楽器屋(がっきや)に奉公(ほうこう)していたのを思(おも)い出(だ)した。
  Jūgo kurai no toki datta kashira, watashi wa torukojin no gakkiya ni hōkō shite ita no o omoidashita.
  That reminds me of when I was about fifteen and I worked for a Turkish music shop owner.
apprentice
to serve the public, one's country, etc.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "奉公する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	奉公し	ほうこうし	hōkō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	奉公し	ほうこうし	hōkō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	奉公する	ほうこうする	hōkō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	奉公する	ほうこうする	hōkō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	奉公すれ	ほうこうすれ	hōkō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	奉公せよ¹ 奉公しろ²	ほうこうせよ¹ ほうこうしろ²	hōkō seyo¹ hōkō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	奉公される	ほうこうされる	hōkō sareru
Causative	奉公させる奉公さす	ほうこうさせるほうこうさす	hōkō saseru hōkō sasu
Potential	奉公できる	ほうこうできる	hōkō dekiru
Volitional	奉公しよう	ほうこうしよう	hōkō shiyō
Negative	奉公しない	ほうこうしない	hōkō shinai
Negative continuative	奉公せず	ほうこうせず	hōkō sezu
Formal	奉公します	ほうこうします	hōkō shimasu
Perfective	奉公した	ほうこうした	hōkō shita
Conjunctive	奉公して	ほうこうして	hōkō shite
Hypothetical conditional	奉公すれば	ほうこうすれば	hōkō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Derived terms

奉公人(ほうこうにん) (hōkōnin, “servant”)

References

“奉公”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
奉	公

Noun

奉公 • (bonggong) (hangeul 봉공)

hanja form^? of 봉공