みや
づか
 

expression

Proverb.
  1. wretched is the lot of a government official, it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
みや
づか
 
すまじきものは宮仕え すまじきものはみやづかえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Shinto shrine, constellations, palace
みや キュウ グウ (3rd, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
spine, backbone
ロ リョ せぼね (11th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
attend, doing, official
シ つか.える (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ さむらい お (4th, N1)