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務

務 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. つとめ、行わなければならないこと。
  2. 仕事。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「力」+音符「敄」。「つとめる」を意味する漢語｛務｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

task, duties

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ムElem.
Kun (native)
  • つと(める)Elem.
  • つとまるElem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • つかさ
  • み
Other languages
  • 拼音wu4
  • 한글mu
  • Hán-ViệtVụ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
力(ちから)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+52D9

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰矛务

Words using this kanji

  • 務めるつとめるつとめる参照to serve as, to act as, to fill (the position of), to play the role of
  • 務所ムショprison, jail, slammer, pen
  • 務歯むしファスナーで、布テープなどに縫い付けられた歯。スライダーが上下することで嚙み合ったり離れたりする部分。zipper teeth, zip teeth
  • 務まるつとまるto be fit (for a role), to be qualified (for), to be equal (to a task), to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
  • 務長官むちょうかんsecretary (government)

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