A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 11 strokes

Task ; Duties

Readings on: ム
Kun readings: つと.める

務めつとめ — duty; task

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 事務じむ — activity; office work Word card → Source
• 義務ぎむ — duty; obligation; liability Word card → Source
• 国務こくむ — State Affairs Source
• 庶務しょむ — General Affairs Source
• 責務せきむ — duty; obligation Source
• 外務がいむ — Foreign Affairs Source