勉 — kanji meaning “exertion”
勉
exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligent
- Meanings
- exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligent
- On'yomi
- ベン (ben)
- Kun'yomi
- つと.める
- Name readings
- ひこ、やつ
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #1066 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 19
- Chinese reading
- miǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 勉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勉強 | べんきょう benkyou | study |
| 勤勉 | きんべん kinben | diligent; hard-working; industrious |
| 勉学 | べんがく bengaku | study; pursuit of knowledge |
| 勉励 | べんれい benrei | diligence |
| 勉強中 | べんきょうちゅう benkyouchuu | while studying; presently studying |
| ガリ勉 | がりべん gariben | person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot |
| 刻苦勉励 | こっくべんれい kokkubenrei | being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships |
| 試験勉強 | しけんべんきょう shikenbenkyou | studying for a test |
| 不勉強 | ふべんきょう fubenkyou | idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits |
| 勉強家 | べんきょうか benkyouka | diligent student; studious person |
| 黽勉 | びんべん binben | industry; diligence |
| 二課勉強 | にかべんきょう nikabenkyou | studying two lessons |
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