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おつとめ
Meanings
Noun
Polite
1. one's business
2. reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha
3. bargain; discount
4. money paid to a prostitute or geisha
Alt. forms
お勤つとめ
81%
おつとめ
17%
御お勤つとめ
1%
Pitch accent
お
つとめ
Top 49800
Used in: 158
Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
① 当然しなければならないこと。任務。義務。② 会社・役所などで働くこと。勤務。③ 仏道の修行。勤行。④ 服役。刑務所暮らし。
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
article offered at a bargain price (mainly of imperfect produce)
article offered at a bargain price (mainly of imperfect produce)
Examples (3 in total)
Who do you work for?
Which newspaper do you work for?
Your father works for a bank, doesn't he?