務 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「力」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「力」
- On
- ムむ · mu
- Kun
- つと(める)tsuto(meru)
- Meaning
- duty; task; to serve
Stroke order
Origin
矛 "halberd" and 攵 "strike" with 力 "strength"; putting one's strength into a task — hence "duty."
Readings and examples
| Onムむmu | 事務じむ職務しょくむ義務ぎむ |
|---|---|
| Kunつとめるtsutomeru | 務めるつとめる務めつとめ Compare: 勤める・努める |
| Kunつとまるtsutomaru | 務まるつとまる Compare: 勤まる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 事務じむ
office work
- 義務ぎむ
obligation; duty
- 勤務きんむ
- 庶務しょむ
Example
父は事務の仕事をしている。
My father does office work.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)