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務

Task
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingム
Kun readingつと.める、つと.まる
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 5Level 21

Verbs with «務»

務める勤務する義務付ける

Meanings

  1. taskRtK
  2. duties

Popular Usage

公務員事務所義務事務公務勤務業務

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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halberd · beforehand · taskmaster · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1313

Compound words

公務員こうむいん
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
事務所じむしょ
office
義務ぎむ
duty; obligation; responsibility
事務じむ
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
公務こうむ
official business; public business
務めるつとめる
to work (for); to be employed (at)
勤務するきんむする
to work; to serve
義務付けるぎむづける
to obligate; to make compulsory
業務ぎょうむ
business; work; operations; service; duties
勤務きんむ
service; duty; work
外務がいむ
foreign affairs
急務きゅうむ
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
教務きょうむ
school affairs; religious affairs
兼務けんむ
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
工務こうむ
engineering; engineering works
国務こくむ
affairs of state
債務さいむ
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
財務ざいむ
financial affairs
執務しつむ
performance of one's official duties
実務じつむ
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
庶務しょむ
general affairs
商務しょうむ
commercial affairs
常務じょうむ
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
職務しょくむ
professional duties

Additional Examples

彼は法律事務所に６年勤務していた。
He had worked for the law firm for six years.tatoeba
彼は塀を乗り越えて刑務所から脱走した。
He escaped from prison by climbing over a wall.tatoeba
彼は福祉事務所で働いている。
He works at the welfare office.tatoeba
彼は任務を成し遂げた。
He accomplished his mission.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Duty. 矛 (spear) + 攵 (a blow) + 力 (effort) — service that takes effort. 義務 — obligation.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 務

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