duty / work
N3- Onyomi
- ム
- Kunyomi
- つと(める)
- Stroke count
- 11
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 務 down and you get 矛 (long shaft / pole) — a long wooden pole with a curved hook near the top, gripped and held upright for work. Picture a long-shafted broom gripped in both hands and driven forward under effort, put 務 inside it, and let that scene stand for "duty" — duty / work. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 11
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は11画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 11 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
兼務
kenmu
additional duties
債務
saimu
debt
事務所
jimusho
office
兼務する
kenmusuru
to do additional duties
兼務した
kenmushita
plain past: did additional duties
兼務中です
kenmuchuudesu
in the middle of additional duties
Example sentences (5)
事務所は五階にあります。
じむしょ は ごかい に あります。
jimusho wa gokai ni arimasu.
The office is on the fifth floor.
事務所が狭いので、来年引っ越すそうです。
じむしょ が せまい ので、らいねん ひっこす そう です。
jimusho ga semai node, rainen hikkosu sou desu.
The office is cramped, so I hear we are moving next year.
希望の勤務地を教えてください。
きぼう の きんむち を おしえて ください。
kibou no kinmuchi o oshiete kudasai.
Please tell me your preferred work location.
在宅勤務が認められたので、通勤が週二回になりました。
ざいたく きんむ が みとめられた ので、つうきん が しゅう にかい に なりました。
zaitaku kinmu ga mitomerareta node, tsuukin ga shuu nikai ni narimashita.
Working from home was approved, so I now commute twice a week.
昼ご飯の後、事務所に戻ります。
ひるごはん の あと、じむしょ に もどります。
hirugohan no ato, jimusho ni modorimasu.
I will go back to the office after lunch.