服する | [ふくする, fukusuru] (vs-s) (1) to obey; to submit; to defer; to yield; to abide; (2) to serve (e.g. in the army, or a sentence in jail (gaol)); (3) (also pronounced ぶくする) to observe (e.g. mourning); (4) (also pronounced ぶくする) to drink (tea, medicine, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |