務 Kanji – task
The Japanese kanji 務 can mean task, duties.
Meaning and Readings
How is 務 read?
務 has the onyomi reading ム and the kunyomi reading つとめる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as mu, tsutomeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 務
These common Japanese words contain 務. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 外務（がいむ） — foreign affairs
- 外務省（がいむしょう） — Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 義務（ぎむ） — duty, obligation, responsibility
- 義務教育（ぎむきょういく） — compulsory education
- 急務（きゅうむ） — urgent business, pressing need, imperative
- 教務（きょうむ） — school affairs, religious affairs
- 業務（ぎょうむ） — business, work, operations, service, duties
- 勤務（きんむ） — service, duty, work
- 刑務所（けいむしょ） — prison, jail, gaol, penitentiary
- 兼務（けんむ） — serving concurrently as, concurrently holding the position of, holding the additional post of