単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,781 most used

勤める

つとめる3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to work (for)

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

My brother will start working at a bank next year.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

She continued her job in the bank.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)

ichidan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of)

ichidan verb · transitive

3

to conduct a religious service

ichidan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,781 most used

Written勤める、務める

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium