noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. live-in domestic service, live-in apprenticeship.
  2. public duty, public service.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
奉公 ほうこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

observance, offer, present
ブ まつ.る ホウ (8th, N1)
folded hands
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
public, prince, official
コウ おおやけ ク (2nd, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)