務つとめる

つとめる tsutomeru

to serve
to fill a post
to serve under
to work (for)

ichidan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

担任；履行

Chinese notes

務める表示担任职务或角色；努める表示努力。

Examples

Furigana

彼女は私たちの団体では重要な役を務めている。
She is playing an important role in our organization.
她在我们的团体里担任重要职务。
Tatoeba #89621
オリビアがハムレットの役やくを務つとめた。
Olivier acted the part of Hamlet.
奥利维亚扮演了哈姆雷特。
Tatoeba #227466

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('049cebeff8'); // 務める

{
  "id": "049cebeff8",
  "word": "務める",
  "reading": "つとめる",
  "romaji": "tsutomeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to serve",
    "to fill a post",
    "to serve under",
    "to work (for)"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 2872052,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼女は私たちの団体では重要な役を務めている。",
      "en": "She is playing an important role in our organization.",
      "tatoeba_id": 89621
    },
    {
      "ja": "オリビアがハムレットの役を務めた。",
      "furigana": "オリビアがハムレットの{役|やく}を{務|つと}めた。",
      "en": "Olivier acted the part of Hamlet.",
      "tatoeba_id": 227466
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "d52c298b9f5693a1e47a1b9654c9a70a4a7a02d505a87b365d6c0e2659e12cec",
    "meanings": [
      "担任",
      "履行"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼女は私たちの団体では重要な役を務めている。",
        "zh": "她在我们的团体里担任重要职务。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "オリビアがハムレットの役を務めた。",
        "zh": "奥利维亚扮演了哈姆雷特。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/049cebeff8",
      "JMdict ent_seq 2872052; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "務める表示担任职务或角色；努める表示努力。",
    "review_hash": "29503ea02519c7846c1cd74921f470327e1543cceb1cfea54a3631972a868e4e"
  }
}