THE WORD · N5
勤める
work (for a company)
Verbe · Group 2 verb
父は銀行に勤めています。
My father works for a bank.
Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: tommy_san · French : sysko
Parts of speech
Group 2 verb (ichidan) · Transitive · Intransitive
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Verb group: Group 2 (ichidan)
Verb usage: transitive and intransitive (as per meaning)
English dictionary meanings
- to work (for, at, in)
- to be employed (at)
- to serve (as)
- to finish (a term)
- to serve (e.g. a sentence)
- to serve out (e.g. an apprenticeship)
- to conduct (a ceremony)
- to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
- to pratice (Buddhist teachings)
- to study (Buddhism)