Jisho

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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to serve (as)​
  • わたし私の
  • ちち父
  • は
  • がいむしょう外務省
  • に
  • つとめ勤めている
  • 。
My father serves in the Foreign Ministry.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
2. to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to serve out (e.g. an apprenticeship)​
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • けっこんしき結婚式
  • で
  • はなよめ花嫁
  • の
  • つきそ付き添い
  • やく役
  • を
  • つとめた
  • 。
She was a bridesmaid at the wedding.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. to practice (Buddhist teachings); to study (Buddhism)​

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