1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

   1.

   to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to serve (as)

2. 2.

   to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to serve out (e.g. an apprenticeship)

3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

   3.

   to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

Example sentences

• 彼はコンサルティングファームに勤める。

  He works for a consulting firm.

• 女房は婦人記者として、読売新聞へ勤める事になった。

  My wife started to work as a female reporter for the newspaper Yomiuri.