奉ほう公こう人にん

ほ

う

こ

う

に

ん

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a live-in servant or apprentice in a merchant or samurai household during the Edo period and earlier. Not used for modern employees.

こう

人にん

は

朝あさ

早はや

く

から

夜よる

遅おそ

く

まで

働はたら

い

た

。

In the Edo period, servants in merchant houses worked from early morning until late at night.