勤
勤·diligence, become employed, serve
- On-yomi
- きんごん
- Kun-yomi
- つと.める-づと.めつと.まるいそ.しむ
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勤める | つとめる | to work for, to be employed at |
| 通勤 | つうきん | commuting to work |
| 出勤 | しゅっきん | going to work, reporting for duty |
| 勤勉 | きんべん | diligent, hard-working |
Example sentences
父は銀行に勤めています。
ちちはぎんこうにつとめています。
My father works at a bank.
毎日電車で一時間かけて通勤しています。
まいにちでんしゃでいちじかんかけてつうきんしています。
I commute an hour by train every day.
彼女は勤勉な人だと言われています。
かのじょはきんべんなひとだといわれています。
She is said to be a hard-working person.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Confusing 勤める (be employed somewhere, takes に) with 努める (make an effort) and 務める (serve in a role)
- Reading 出勤 as しゅつきん instead of しゅっきん
Memory aid
Picture it
力 (strength) added on the right: putting your strength in at the same place, day after day.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 欠勤けっきんabsence from work
- 出勤するしゅっきんするto go to work, to report for work
- 勤めつとめwork, employment; duty, one's task
- 勤めるつとめるto work for
- 出勤しゅっきんgoing to work, reporting for work
- 通勤つうきんcommuting to work
- 皆勤かいきんperfect attendance
- 転勤するてんきんするto be transferred (job)
- 退勤するたいきんするto leave work, to clock out
- 欠勤するけっきんするto be absent from work
- 転勤てんきんjob transfer (to another office)
- 勤め先つとめさきplace of employment
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