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What does 勤め (つとめ, tsutome) mean?

勤め (つとめ, tsutome) means job, employment.

Quick facts
Readingつとめ
Romajitsutome
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
つとめ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontsutome

job, employment

  1. 1noun service; duty; business
  2. 2noun Buddhist religious services

Example sentences

  • My father's job is at a bank.

  • Work at the company is busy.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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