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勤め — meaning in English

tsutome

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English meaning

  • duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • employment noun A paid job or work that someone does regularly.

Senses

勤め is used for these senses in English:

  • duty (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • employment The state of being employed.

duty — full definition

  1. noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  2. noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
  3. noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.

employment — full definition

  1. noun A paid job or work that someone does regularly.
  2. noun The state or condition of having a paid job.

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