11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

task, duties

Kun'yomi
  • to work (for) ②to serve (as) ③to conduct a religious service
On'yomi
Nanori
  • つかさ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

85.6%
つとめる 14.4%
つかさ 0.0%

Character Breakdown

task, duties
ム つと.める つかさ (5th, N3)
to put forth effort
halberd, arms, festival float
ム ほこ ボウ (7th, N1)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Contained In

References

Unicode hex code 52D9
JIS X 0208 1-44-19
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3167
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 546
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1173
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1505
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Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1085
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2394
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 795
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 235
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 235
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 722
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 372
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 815
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 747
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 244
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 388
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.5
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 222
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1235
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i7.6
Four corner code 1822.7
De Roo Code 3545