事務

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 事務 (じむ) is a noun for office work or administrative business such as paperwork and procedures.
• Basic usage: 事務を担当する names the work assigned to someone; 事務の手続き characterizes the procedures as administrative.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Administrative work and procedures
  • 事務 covers clerical or administrative work such as records, correspondence, and document handling. A 手続き is a specific procedure within that broader work.