勤 – diligence, become employed, serve

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The kanji 勤 means diligence, become employed, serve. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キン、ゴン (kin, gon); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つと.める、-づと.め、つと.まる、いそ.しむ (tsutomeru, zutome, tsutomaru, isoshimu). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 力 (no. 19).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キン	kin
On’yomi	ゴン	gon
Kun’yomi	つと.める	tsutomeru
Kun’yomi	-づと.め	zutome
Kun’yomi	つと.まる	tsutomaru
Kun’yomi	いそ.しむ	isoshimu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 力 (Kangxi radical 19). Components: 土・力・艾・口・二・一.

Words using 勤

勤めるつとめるto work (for, at, in)通勤つうきんcommuting to work勤めつとめservice出勤しゅっきんgoing to work勤勉きんべんdiligent勤務きんむservice勤労きんろうlabor転勤てんきんjob transfer勤め先つとめさきplace of work

Example sentences

彼は広告会社に勤めている。

He works for an advertising agency.

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私は１時間通勤する。

I commute to work for an hour.

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お勤めはどちらですか。

Who do you work for?

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Kanji with the same radical

力動務加勝勢助労効努募功勉勧励勇

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