JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate

勤務

Official work duty, service, or employment.

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勤務する verb form

勤務している is working

勤務時間 working hours

勤務地 workplace

Noun, Suru verb

"Work" / "Duty"

Describes the official act of serving in a job, emphasizing the time, place, and conditions of employment rather than the specific tasks performed.

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勤務（きんむ） means official work duty or employment status, especially in formal or administrative contexts.

Use 勤務（きんむ） when talking about the structure of a job: working hours, workplace, shifts, duty status, or employment arrangements. It often appears in contracts, HR documents, schedules, and workplace rules.

Do not confuse it with 仕事（しごと）. 仕事（しごと） is the actual work or tasks you do. 勤務（きんむ） is the official framework around that work.

Common combinations: 勤務時間（きんむじかん）: working hours 在宅勤務（ざいたくきんむ）: working from home 夜間勤務（やかんきんむ）: night duty / night shift

If you mean a heavy workload, use 仕事（しごと）. If you mean shift times, duty location, or employment conditions, 勤務（きんむ） is the better word.

Example

勤務時間は午前 9時から午後 6時までです。

Working hours are from 9 AM to 6 PM.

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勤務

きんむ

Official work duty, service, or employment.

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