Definition of 滅私奉公 (めっしほうこう)

めっしほうこう

滅私奉公

めっしほうこう

messhihoukou

View details for kanji: 滅View details for kanji: 私View details for kanji: 奉View details for kanji: 公
noun
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selfless devotion(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
滅私奉公【めっしぼうこう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage
Related Kanji
滅 destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish
私 private, I, me
奉 observance, offer, present, dedicate
公 public, prince, official, governmental
Example sentences(showing 1 results)
げんざい
現在
は
、
めっしほうこう
滅私奉公
ではなく
、滅公奉私
の
じだい
時代
だ
と
い
言われています
In the old days people valued selflessness. But this generation seems to make a virtue out of selfishness