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勤め (つとめ): work, employment — Japanese vocabulary

勤め is read つとめ and means "work, employment". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

勤め

Reading
つとめ · tsutome
Translation
work, employment
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
つとめが

Example

彼は健康を犠牲にしても自分の務めを果たした。

かれはけんこうをぎせいにしてもじぶんのつとめをはたした。

He did his duty at the cost of his health.

Kanji in this word

  • 勤 — work, serve

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