務 – task, duties

11 strokesTaught in grade 5#111 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 務 means task, duties. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ム (mu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つと.める (tsutomeru). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 力 (no. 19).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ム	mu
Kun’yomi	つと.める	tsutomeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 力 (Kangxi radical 19). Components: 矛・力・攵.

Words using 務

事務所じむしょoffice公務員こうむいんpublic employee義務ぎむduty務めつとめservice公務こうむofficial business務めるつとめるto serve as任務にんむduty業務ぎょうむbusiness勤務きんむservice職務しょくむprofessional duties庶務しょむgeneral affairs責務せきむduty税務署ぜいむしょtax office務まるつとまるto be fit (for a role)

Example sentences

私のおじはこの事務所で働いている。

My uncle works in this office.

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彼は２０年前、大学を卒業するとすぐに公務員になった。

He entered civil service 20 years ago right after college.

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このような義務があるなんて知らなかった。

I never knew about such a duty.

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Kanji with the same radical

力動加勝勢助労効努募勤功勉勧励勇

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