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努 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「力」

道
7Elementary year 4 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「力」
On
ドど · do
Kun
つと(める)tsuto(meru)
Meaning
to strive; to make an effort

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A phonetic-semantic character: 力 (strength) with 奴 giving the sound; means to put in strength and strive.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onドどdo努力どりょく
Kunつとめるtsutomeru努めるつとめる努めて〔副〕つとめて〔ふく〕

Compare: 勤める・務める

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 努力どりょく

    effort; endeavor

  • 努めるつとめる

    to strive; to make efforts

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

毎日(まいにち)の努力(どりょく)が大切(たいせつ)です。

Daily effort is important.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

努力努力power功achiev…加to add労labor勇courag…劣inferi…土earth奴fellow呶noisy孥wife…帑treasu…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 力Map of reading ドAll maps

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