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Illustration of 勤め

勤つとめ

つとめ tsutome Play N3 Noun

Meanings and examples

仕事に就いて働くこと。また、果たすべき役目や仕事。 service; duty; business; responsibility; task; Buddhist religious services

Example 1

母ははは勤つとめの帰かえりに買かい物ものをします。

My mother does her usual shopping on her way home from work.

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Example 2

お勤つとめはどちらですか。

Who do you work for?

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Kanji breakdown

勤

N3

diligence; become employed; serve

On reading
キン、ゴン
Kun reading
つと.める、-づと.め、つと.まる、いそ.しむ
Radical
力
Illustration of 勤める

勤める

N5

つとめる

to work for someone

Illustration of 出勤

出勤

N2

しゅっきん

going to work; at work

Illustration of 通勤

通勤

N2

つうきん

commuting to work

Illustration of 勤まる

勤まる

N1

つとまる

to be fit for; to be equal to; to function properly

Illustration of 勤め先

勤め先

N1

つとめさき

place of work