漢字Kanji · in Action & Movement
勤: diligence, become employed
Also: serve
JLPT N312 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met
力 carries the meaning · 菫 gives the sound
12 strokes
Four readings, and the words that use each
キンkin · on'yomi · in compounds
- 夜勤やきんnight shift
- 欠勤けっきんabsence (from work)
- 皆勤賞かいきんしょうprize for perfect attendance
- 勤勉なきんべんなdiligent
- 勤務するきんむするwork [v.i.]
- 通勤するつうきんするcommute to work
- 転勤するてんきんするtransfer [v.i.]
ゴンgon · on'yomi
- 勤行ごんぎょうBuddhist religious service
つとめるtsutomeru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 勤めるつとめるwork (for), exert oneself
-づとめ-zutome · kun'yomi
- 会社勤めかいしゃづとめto serve in a company [n.]
Also read つとまる, いそしむ, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Flex your arm and feel the power! That's 力, representing the raw muscle and effort required to change the world.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ゴン
7 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · qín
Same form: 勤 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 勤 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 勤 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin qín most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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