責務

せきむ · sekimu · JLPT N1 · noun

duty

📋 責 (duty, blame) + 務 (task, service) = a task you are bound to carry out

責 also means blame, so 責務 is a duty you answer for. 務 appears in 義務 (obligation) and 任務 (mission), both close in meaning.

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