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JLPT N3 · Noun

務め (tsutome)

務め (つとめ, tsutome) is a Japanese noun meaning “service; duty”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
つとめ
Romaji
tsutome
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. service; duty; business; responsibility; task · noun
  2. Buddhist religious services · noun

Example sentences

お勤めはどちらですか。
Who do you work for?
Tatoeba #227297

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 務め

務
task, dutiesム・つと.める · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 務め.

事務所じむしょoffice公務員こうむいんpublic employee義務ぎむduty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)

Source: JMdict entry 1240810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.