勤め

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
勤
つと
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
勤め (kyūjitai)

Etymology

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 勤(つと)める (tsutomeru).

Pronunciation

Noun

勤(つと)め • (tsutome) 

  1. duty, responsibility, work
  2. Buddhist service
  3. sutra chanting
  4. prostitute service

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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