Onyomi: ム · Kunyomi: つと.める · Meanings: duties, task
Kanji for duties, task
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務 is formed from the 力 radical on the bottom, meaning “strength” or “effort,” and the character ???? on the top, which originally represents action or task. Together, they express the idea of using effort to carry out a duty or task. From this idea,務 came to mean duty, task, work, or responsibility.
務 shows using effort to carry out a task, meaning duty or responsibility.
務 is used when performing work, a duty, or responsibility. It represents effort applied to complete a task. Remember 務 as meaning “duty” or “task.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 勤める | つとめる | to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in) | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N5 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 勤め | つとめ | service, duty, business, responsibility, task | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 務まる | つとまる | to be fit (for a role), to be qualified (for), to be equal (to a task), to be able to fulfill one's duties (as) | JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| ムショ送り | むしょおくり | being sent to prison | Noun |
| 務歯 | むし | zipper teeth, zip teeth | Noun |
| 務所 | むしょ | prison, jail, slammer, pen | Noun |
| ムショ上がり | むしょあがり | former prisoner | Noun |
| 務長官 | むちょうかん | secretary (government) | Suffix |
| 務安国際空港 | Muan International Airport | Wikipedia definition | |
| 務安郡 | Muan | Wikipedia definition | |
| 務川コーラオ族ミャオ族自治県 | Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County | Wikipedia definition |