| 外務省 | がいむしょう | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 務める | つとめる | to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in); to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of); to conduct a religious service |
| 事務 | じむ | business, office work |
| 事務局 | じむきょく | secretariat, executive office |
| 事務所 | じむしょ | office |
| 業務 | ぎょうむ | business, affairs, duties, work, procedure, task, action, function |
| 常務 | じょうむ | managing director, executive director; routine business, regular business |
| 専務 | せんむ | managing director, special duty, conductor |
| 総務 | そうむ | general business (affairs), manager, director, adjutant general (mil) |
| 外務 | がいむ | foreign affairs |
