"務める" meaning in Japanese

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Verb

IPA: [t͡sɨᵝto̞me̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Etymology: Cognate with Japanese 勤める. Etymology templates: {{cog|ja|勤める}} Japanese 勤める Head templates: {{ja-verb|つとめる|type=2}} 務(つと)める • (tsutomeru) ichidan (stem 務(つと)め (tsutome), past 務(つと)めた (tsutometa)) Forms: 務める [canonical] (ruby: (つと)), tsutomeru [romanization], 務め [stem] (ruby: (つと)), 務めた [past] (ruby: (つと)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 務め [error-unrecognized-form], つとめ [error-unrecognized-form], tsutome [error-unrecognized-form], 務める [error-unrecognized-form], つとめる [error-unrecognized-form], tsutomeru [error-unrecognized-form], 務めれ [error-unrecognized-form], つとめれ [error-unrecognized-form], tsutomere [error-unrecognized-form], 務めよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 務めろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], つとめよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], つとめろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], tsutomeyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], tsutomero [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 務められる [passive], つとめられる [passive], tsutomerareru [passive], 務めさせる [causative], 務めさす [causative], つとめさせる [causative], つとめさす [causative], tsutomesaseru [causative], tsutomesasu [causative], 務められる [potential], 務めれる [colloquial, potential], つとめられる [potential], つとめれる [colloquial, potential], tsutomerareru [potential], tsutomereru [colloquial, potential], 務めよう [volitional], つとめよう [volitional], tsutomeyō [volitional], 務めない [negative], 務めぬ [negative], 務めん [negative], つとめない [negative], つとめぬ [negative], つとめん [negative], tsutomenai [negative], tsutomenu [negative], tsutomen [negative], 務めず [continuative, negative], つとめず [continuative, negative], tsutomezu [continuative, negative], 務めます [formal], つとめます [formal], tsutomemasu [formal], 務めた [perfective], つとめた [perfective], tsutometa [perfective], 務めて [conjunctive], つとめて [conjunctive], tsutomete [conjunctive], 務めれば [conditional, hypothetical], つとめれば [conditional, hypothetical], tsutomereba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to assume a role

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        "2": "勤める"
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      "expansion": "Japanese 勤める",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Japanese 勤める.",
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          "務",
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          "つと"
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "つとめ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tsutome",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "務める",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "つとめる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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      "form": "tsutomeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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      "form": "つとめれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "tsutomere",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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      "form": "務めよ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      "form": "務めろ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
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      "form": "つとめよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      "form": "務められる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務められる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
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      "form": "つとめられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "つとめれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
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      "form": "tsutomerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
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    },
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      "form": "tsutomereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomeyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutometa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
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        "to assume a role"
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          "role",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡sɨᵝto̞me̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "務める"
}
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      "form": "務める",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "つとめる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "tsutomeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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        "imperative",
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      "form": "務められる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "つとめさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務められる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
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    {
      "form": "務めれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
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    },
    {
      "form": "つとめられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
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    {
      "form": "つとめれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
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    {
      "form": "tsutomerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
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      "form": "tsutomereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
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    },
    {
      "form": "務めよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomeyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutometa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "務めれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つとめれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsutomereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "つとめる",
        "type": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "務(つと)める • (tsutomeru) ichidan (stem 務(つと)め (tsutome), past 務(つと)めた (tsutometa))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with manual fragments",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms written with one Han script character",
        "Japanese type 2 verbs",
        "Japanese verbs",
        "Japanese verbs without transitivity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to assume a role"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "role",
          "role"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡sɨᵝto̞me̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "務める"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "務める"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "務める",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "務める"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "務める",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "務める"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "務める",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "務める"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "務める",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "務める"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "務める",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "務める"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "務める",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "務める"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "務める",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-12 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (ae36afe and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.