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勤

Kanji 勤: meaning "work, serve", readings, stroke order

The kanji 勤 means "work, serve". On'yomi: キン、ゴン; kun'yomi: つとめる、つとまる. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
work, serve
On'yomi
キンゴン· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
つとめるつとまる
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
勤 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 勤

  • 勤める つとめる — to work (for)
  • 通勤 つうきん — commuting to work
  • 勤め つとめ — work, employment
  • 出勤 しゅっきん — going to work, at work
  • 勤勉 きんべん — industry, diligence
  • 勤務 きんむ — service, duty, work
  • 勤労 きんろう — labor, exertion, diligent service
  • 転勤 てんきん — transfer (to another office of a company)
  • 勤め先 つとめさき — place of work

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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