勤め・務め|つとめtsutome[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounservice; duty; business; responsibility; task
   お勤つとめはどちらですか。↗

   Who do you work for?
2. nounBuddhist religious services

• Synonym役目やくめNeutralA duty one is charged with, as in 「親の役目」; close to 「務め」 but leans toward an assigned role.
• Synonym任務にんむNeutralA concrete task handed to you, as in 「任務を遂行する」; formal, often military or police work.
• Synonym任にんWrittenWritten word for the post one bears, as in 「任に就く」; mostly in fixed expressions.
• Synonym役割やくわりNeutralThe role or function allotted to one; stresses objective division of duties.
• Synonym職務しょくむNeutralDuties of one's job, as in 「職務規定」; restricted to professional work.
• Synonym責務せきむWrittenWritten word for duties one must carry out; solemn in tone.
• Synonym仕事しごとNeutralThe everyday word for work or a job; 「勤め」 leans toward holding a post or one's duty.
• Synonym責任せきにんNeutralResponsibility one must bear, including answering when things go wrong; stresses consequences more than 「務め」.
• Synonym業務ぎょうむNeutralWork belonging to one's post, as in 「業務内容」; fits companies and public offices alike.
• Synonym義務ぎむNeutralWhat law or ethics requires one to do; the counterpart of 「権利」.
• Synonym勤務きんむNeutralWorking at a company or government office, as in 「勤務時間」; rather formal.
• Synonym役回りやくまわりNeutralThe role one is assigned, often with a sense of getting the short end of the stick.
• Synonymお役目おやくめNeutralA deferential way to say 「役目」; sometimes carries a teasing tone.
• Synonym役儀やくぎWrittenAn old-fashioned word for duty; almost never used in modern Japanese.
• Synonymお勤めおつとめNeutralGoing to work or reading sutras before a Buddha statue, as in 「お勤めご苦労様」; polite or religious coloring.
• Synonym職分しょくぶんWrittenWritten word for one's duty or calling; seldom used today.
• RelatedタスクNeutralLoanword for a task to be done; common in project management and IT.
• Related作業さぎょうNeutralHands-on work done in set steps, physical or mental, as in 「作業服」「データ作業」.
• Related奉仕ほうしNeutralServing or attending to someone, or selling at a discount; often unpaid devotion as in 「社会奉仕」; 「勤め」 is one's duty or job.
• Related労務ろうむWrittenLabor or labor management, as in 「労務管理」; mainly HR jargon.
• Related奉公ほうこうWrittenLive-in service to a master's house in old times, or serving one's country, as in 「滅私奉公」; historical flavor.
• Related役務えきむWrittenWritten word for labor or services, as in 「役務提供」; found mainly in legal and contract language.
• Antonym権利けんりNeutralA right; stands opposite 「務め」 as an obligation one must fulfill.
• Antonym遊びあそびNeutralPlay and amusement; the opposite of 「勤め」 as work and duty.
• AntonymすさびWrittenWritten, archaic word for amusement and play; the opposite of 「勤め」.

Write 「務め」 for duties one must fulfill and 「勤め」 for holding a job. For everyday work say 「仕事」, for working at an office 「勤務」, for an assigned task 「任務」, and for legal or moral obligations 「義務」; 「権利」 and 「遊び」 stand opposite. Other words here cover narrower or more formal shades: 「役目」「役割」 for roles, 「職務」「業務」 for professional duties, 「責任」 for accountability, 「奉仕」 for service, and written terms like 「任」「責務」「役務」「職分」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 当然とうぜんしなければならないこと。任務にんむ。義務ぎむ。
2. 会社かいしゃ・役所やくしょなどで働はたらくこと。勤務きんむ。
3. 仏道ぶつどうの修行しゅぎょう。勤行ごんぎょう。
4. （隠語いんご）服役ふくえき。刑務所けいむしょ暮くらし。