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The kanji 勤: meaning, readings and stroke order
勤
- Meaning
- work, diligent
- On reading
- キン kin、ゴン* gon
- Kun reading
- つと（める） tsutomeru、つと（まる） tsutomaru
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 力 power, force
- Level
- Level 6 · grade 6
- Old form
- 勤
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- làm việc, siêng năng (cần)
- Japanese
- つとめる。しごとに いく。
- Korean
- 일하다, 부지런하다 (근)
- Chinese
- 工作、勤劳
Readings, words and example sentences
キン kin · on reading
勤務
work, work hours
父の 勤務は 朝 九時からです。
My dad starts work at nine in the morning.
つと（める） tsutomeru · kun reading
勤める
to work (at a place)
母は 病院に 勤めて います。
My mom works at a hospital.
つと（まる） tsutomaru · kun reading · less common
勤まる
to be able to do (a job)
この 仕事が わたしに 勤まるでしょうか。
Can I really do this job?
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 勤 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 勤 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 6 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.