JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 勤: "diligence, become employed, serve"
The kanji 勤 means "diligence, become employed, serve". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read キン, ゴン in on'yomi and つと.める, -づと.め, つと.まる, いそ.しむ in kun'yomi.
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
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キンゴン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つと.める-づと.めつと.まるいそ.しむ
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
| Meaning | diligence, become employed, serve |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 830 of 2,501 |
Common words with 勤
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 勤めるto work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to serve (as) · to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to serve out (e.g. an apprenticeship)
- 勤務service; duty; work
- 出勤going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work
- 勤めservice; duty; business; responsibility · Buddhist religious services
- 勤しむto work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
- 勤勉diligent; hard-working; industrious
- お勤めone's business · reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha
- 通勤commuting to work
- 転勤job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
- 夜勤night duty; night shift; night work
- 勤め先place of work
- 勤務時間office hours; business hours; working hours
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