仕える (つかえる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

仕える (つかえる) means to serve / to work for.

See example sentences below.

仕える at a glance

仕える

つかえるtsukaeru

N1verb

to serve / to work for

仕えるつかえるtsukaeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to serve / to work for

Example 1

彼は社長に仕えている。

Translation

He serves the company president.

Example 2

家族のために一生懸命仕える。

Translation

I work hard to serve my family.