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JLPT N3 · Noun

勤め (tsutome)

勤め (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 勤め

勤
diligence, become employed, serveキン・ゴン・つと.める・-づと.め · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 勤め.

勤めるつとめるto work (for, at, in)通勤つうきんcommuting to work出勤しゅっきんgoing to work勤勉きんべんdiligent勤務きんむservice勤労きんろうlabor転勤てんきんjob transfer勤め先つとめさきplace of work

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