Illustration: At a neighborhood sports day on a school field, a parent volunteer serves as referee for a children’s tug-of-war. Standing beside the rope’s center marker, they hold a whistle to their lips and extend one arm to signal the start.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

務つとめる

tsutomeru

to serve as, to fill a role

Example sentences

彼女かのじょは私わたしたちの団体だんたいでは重要じゅうような役やくを務つとめている。
She is playing an important role in our organization.
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彼かれは市長しちょうを務つとめた。
He served as mayor.
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彼かれは議長ぎちょうを務つとめた。
He acted as chairman.
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Kanji in 務

務task; dutiesOnムKunつとめる

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