| 317 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 413 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 390 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 946 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 228 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 852 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 129 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1263 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 735 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 748 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 140 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 219 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4113 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2088 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2829 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1994 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2384P | Morohashi |
| 3318 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 543 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1975 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2129 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 366 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
1066 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勉強 【ベンキョウ】 study, diligence, working hard, experience, lesson (for the future), discount, price reduction
- 勉学 【ベンガク】 study, pursuit of knowledge
- 猛勉 【モウベン】 studying hard, cramming
- のこ勉 【ノコベン】 staying behind after school to do private study
Kun reading compounds
- 努める 【つとめる】 to endeavor (to do), to endeavour, to try hard, to work hard, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to devote oneself, to be committed (to doing)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひこ、 やつ
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
- esforzarse
- ejercitarse
Portuguese
- esforço
French
- exercice
| 2557 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2421.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52c9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1254 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 励起 【レイキ】 (electrical) excitation
- 励起状態 【レイキジョウタイ】 excited state
- 精励 【セイレイ】 diligence, industry, assiduity, hard work
- 刻苦精励 【コックセイレイ】 being arduous, working diligently enduring hardships, making a strenuous effort
Kun reading compounds
- 励む 【はげむ】 to work hard, to try hard, to strive, to endeavour, to endeavor, to devote oneself to, to make an effort, to be zealous
- 励ます 【はげます】 to encourage, to cheer on, to cheer (someone) up, to raise (one's voice)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeo
Spanish
- aliento
- estímulo
- esfuerzo
- diligencia
- alentar
- estimular
- esforzarse
- ser diligente
Portuguese
- encorajar
- estar diligente
- inspirar
French
- encourager
- être appliqué
- pousser à
| 1919 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 193 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1495 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 430 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1340 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1423 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 832 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 213 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1438 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 762 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1035 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 875 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2326 | Morohashi |
| 1119 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 528 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 866 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 931 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1100 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3345 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 7422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52b1 | Unicode hex code |