勤 — kanji meaning “diligence”
勤
diligence, become employed, serve
- Meanings
- diligence, become employed, serve
- On'yomi
- キン (kin)、ゴン (gon)
- Kun'yomi
- つと.める、-づと.め、つと.まる、いそ.しむ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #830 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 19
- Chinese reading
- qín — Chinese character page
Words with 勤
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勤務 | きんむ kinmu | service; duty; work |
| 通勤 | つうきん tsuukin | commuting to work |
| 出勤 | しゅっきん shukkin | going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work) |
| 勤め | つとめ tsutome | service; duty; business |
| 転勤 | てんきん tenkin | job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer |
| 勤労 | きんろう kinrou | labor; labour; exertion |
| 勤勉 | きんべん kinben | diligent; hard-working; industrious |
| 夜勤 | やきん yakin | night duty; night shift; night work |
| 勤め先 | つとめさき tsutomesaki | place of work |
| 非常勤 | ひじょうきん hijoukin | part-time work |
| 勤める | つとめる tsutomeru | to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to serve (as) |
| 常勤 | じょうきん joukin | full-time employment |
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