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JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

勤つとめる

tsutomeru

to work for, to work at

Example sentences

彼かれは広告会社こうこくかいしゃに勤つとめている。
He works for an advertising agency.
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父ちちは銀行ぎんこうに勤つとめています。
My father works for a bank.
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彼女かのじょは銀行ぎんこうに勤つとめている。
She works in a bank.
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Kanji in 勤

勤diligence; become employedOnキン・ゴンKunつとめる・つとまる・いそしむ

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