務

task, duties

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ム

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つと.める

Nanori (名乗り)

つかさみ

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:11

JLPT:N3

Frequency:111

Vocabulary

ム

Word	Reading	Meaning
外務	ガイム	foreign affairs
外務省	ガイムショウ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
義務	ギム	duty; obligation; responsibility
義務教育	ギムキョウイク	compulsory education
急務	キュウム	urgent business; pressing need; imperative

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
務め	つとめ	service; duty; business; responsibility; task; Buddhist religious services
務める	つとめる	to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of); to conduct a religious service
義務付け	ぎむづけ	obligation
国家公務員	こっかこうむいん	(national) government official; national public servant; national government employee
事務取扱	じむとりあつかい	acting director

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halberd, arms, festival float

stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden