勤まる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
つと
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Thought to be derived from (つと) (tsuto, dawn) + () (ma, a period of time), because the people go to work early in the morning. [1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とま [tsùtómáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2][3]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥to̞ma̠ɾɯ̟]

Verb

(つと)まる • (tsutomaruintransitive godan (stem (つと)まり (tsutomari), past (つと)まった (tsutomatta))

Japanese verb pair
active 勤める
mediopassive 勤まる
  1. be fit for a job, be equal to a task

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002) 日本国語大辞典 第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN