Kanji 努: "toil, diligent, as much as possible"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 努

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 努ど力りょくeffort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor
• 努つとめるto endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard
• 努ど力りょく家かhard worker; hardworking person
• 努ゆめ努ゆめcertainly; absolutely · (not even) a little bit
• 努どthird principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
• 努ど力りょくの賜たま物ものfruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
• 自じ助じょ努ど力りょくself-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
• 努ど力りょく目もく標ひょうgoal to strive for; challenge
• 努ど力りょく賞しょうprize awarded for good effort; consolation prize
• 企き業ぎょう努ど力りょくbusiness efforts; corporate efforts
• 努ど力りょくも虚むなしくafter efforts in vain
• 外がい交こう努ど力りょくdiplomatic efforts

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