勤める
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
1. to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to serve (as)
2. to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to serve out (e.g. an apprenticeship)
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
3. to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
4. to pratice (Buddhist teachings); to study (Buddhism)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
つとめる
Examples43
彼
He works for an advertising agency.
彼
He served a ten-year prison term.
彼
He no longer works here.
父
My father works for a bank.
彼女
She works for a hospital.
私の
My father works for a bank.