Quick answer
務 is the kanji for "Task". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is つと.める (tsutomeru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Task
Also : Duties · Duty · Work
Learn 務 with SRS
Free to start — no credit card. Track every review with spaced repetition.
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 務 represents 'TASK'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of task.
On-reading: む — remember this sound by associating it with task. Kun-reading: つと.める.
Example Sentences
業務が多くて残業しました。
ぎょうむがおおくてざんぎょうしました。
I worked overtime because there was a lot of work.
財務部に配属されてから、会社のお金の流れを管理する仕事をしています。
ざいむぶにはいぞくされてから、かいしゃのおかねのながれをかんりするしごとをしています。
Since being assigned to the finance department, I have been managing the company's cash flow.
Vocabulary using 務
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
Learn 務 with Spaced Repetition
InitialJ uses scientifically proven SRS to help you memorize kanji and vocabulary for the JLPT. N5 is free forever; no credit card required.