務
務 — Task
task, duties
On’yomiム (mu)
Kun’yomiつとめる (tsutomeru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 務
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外務省 | がいむしょう gaimushou | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 事務 | じむ jimu | office work; clerical work; administration |
| 事務局 | じむきょく jimukyoku | secretariat; executive office |
| 事務所 | じむしょ jimusho | office |
| 業務 | ぎょうむ gyoumu | business; work; operations |
| 常務 | じょうむ joumu | managing director; executive director; routine business |
Study notes
務 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #111 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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