勤
Diligence
Meanings
Diligence, Become Employed, Serve
On'yomi
きん、 ごん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
つと.める、 -づと.め、 つと.まる、 いそ.しむ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
勤 is written in 12 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
勤 (Diligence) is taught on WaniKani at level 34 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #830 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 12 strokes.
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