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努

Kanji 努: meaning "effort", readings, stroke order

The kanji 努 means "effort". On'yomi: ド; kun'yomi: つとめる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
effort
On'yomi
ド
Kun'yomi
つとめる
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 努

  • 努力 どりょく — Effort
  • 努める つとめる — to try, to aim
  • 努めて つとめて — make an effort!, work hard!

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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