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勉

Exertion

WaniKani level 12JLPT N4Joyo grade 3Top 1,000-1,500 Β· #106610 strokes

Meanings

Exertion, Endeavour, Encourage, Strive, Make Effort, Diligent

On'yomi

べん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

぀と.める

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 勉

勉 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

勉 (Exertion) is taught on WaniKani at level 12 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1066 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.

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