JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 務: "task, duties"
The kanji 務 means "task, duties". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ム in on'yomi and つと.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ム
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つと.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | task, duties |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 111 of 2,501 |
Common words with 務
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 務めるoccuper la fonction de, faire office de, tenir le rôle de
- 義務duty; obligation; responsibility
- 任務duty; function; office; mission
- 事務所office
- 業務business; work; operations; service
- 勤務service; duty; work
- 職務professional duties
- 執務室office (e.g. the Oval Office)
- 務まる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)
- 事務office work; clerical work; administration; business
- 責務duty; obligation
- 刑務所prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
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