勤める

Meanings

1. to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to serve (as)
2. to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to serve out (e.g. an apprenticeship)
3. to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
4. to practice (Buddhist teachings); to study (Buddhism)

Part of speech: ichidan verb, transitive, intransitive

Kanji

• 勤

  Meanings

  diligence, become employed, serve

  On reading

  キン、ゴン

  Kun reading

  つと.める、-づと.め、つと.まる、いそ.しむ

  Strokes

  12

Example sentences

• 彼は広告会社に勤めている。

  He works for an advertising agency.

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• 彼は１０年の刑期を務めた。

  He served a ten-year prison term.

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