勤(つと)める, 務(つと)める, つとめる

tsutomeru

JLPT 5

Ichidan verb transitive verb
  • 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

勤(つと)め, 務(つと)め, つとめ

tsutome

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • service; duty; business; responsibility; task
  • Buddhist religious services

勤務(きんむ), きんむ

kinmu

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • service; duty; work

転勤(てんきん), てんきん

tenkin

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

勤労(きんろう), きんろう

kinrō

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • labor; labour; exertion; diligent service

勤勉(きんべん), 勤強(つとむきょう), きんべん

kinben

JLPT 1

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • industry; diligence

勤(つと)め先(さき), つとめさき

tsutomesaki

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • place of work

勤(つと)まる, 務(つと)まる, つとまる

tsutomaru

JLPT 1

Godan verb with `ru` ending intransitive verb
  • to be fit for; to be equal to; to function properly

勤労者(きんろうしゃ), きんろうしゃ

kinrōsha

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • worker

非常勤(ひじょうきん), ひじょうきん

hijōkin

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • part-time work

勤続(きんぞく), きんぞく

kinzoku

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • continuous service

常勤(じょうきん), じょうきん

jōkin

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • full-time employment

欠勤(けっきん), けっきん

kekkin

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • absence (from work)

在勤(ざいきん), ざいきん

zaikin

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • (while) working in or at or for

勤(いそ)しむ, いそしむ

isoshimu

Godan verb with `mu` ending
  • to endeavor; to endeavour; to work hard (at)

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