勤め

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
  • (Tokyo) つとめ​ [tsùtóméꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥ᵝto̞me̞]

Noun

勤(つと)め • (tsutome) 

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

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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