勤 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「力」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「力」
- On
- キンきん · kin
- Kun
- つと(める)tsuto(meru)
- Meaning
- to work; serve; diligence
Stroke order
Origin
堇 "hard ground" plus 力 "strength"; putting strength into hard work — hence "to work, diligence."
Readings and examples
| Onキンきんkin | 勤務きんむ勤勉きんべん出勤しゅっきん |
|---|---|
| Onゴンごんgon | 勤行ごんぎょう |
| Kunつとめるtsutomeru | 勤めるつとめる勤めつとめ Compare: 努める・務める |
| Kunつとまるtsutomaru | 勤まるつとまる Compare: 務まる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 勤務きんむ
work; service
- 通勤つうきん
commuting to work
- 勤勉きんべん
- 皆勤かいきん
- 勤倹きんけん
- 恪勤かっきん
Example
母は市役所に勤めている。
My mother works at the city office.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)