| 762 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 853 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 842 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 750 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 732 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 726 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 376 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1698 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 559 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 568 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 525 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 223 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1591 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2415P | Morohashi |
| 1818 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 552 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1577 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1700 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 941 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
830 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勤勉 【キンベン】 diligent, hard-working, industrious
- 勤続 【キンゾク】 continuous service
- 非常勤 【ヒジョウキン】 part-time work
- 常勤 【ジョウキン】 full-time employment
- 勤行 【ゴンギョウ】 religious service
- 勤行時報係 【ゴンギョウジホウガカリ】 muezzin
Kun reading compounds
- 勤める 【つとめる】 to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service
- 務まる 【つとまる】 to be fit (for a role), to be qualified (for), to be equal (to a task), to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
- 勤しむ 【いそしむ】 to work hard at, to devote oneself to, to be diligent in
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- tarea
- trabajo
- deber
- servicio diario
- servir
- desempeñar un cargo
- ser adecuado para
Portuguese
- diligência
- tornar-se empregado
- servir
French
- assiduité
- application
- travailler
- être employé
| 1945 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-2 | SKIP code |
| 4412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52e4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2479 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 倹 【ケン】 economizing, thriftiness, prudence, frugality
- 倹約 【ケンヤク】 thrift, economy, frugality
- 恭倹 【キョウケン】 respectfulness and modesty, deference
- 節倹 【セッケン】 economy, thrift
Kun reading compounds
- 倹しい 【つましい】 thrifty, frugal, economical
Readings
- Korean:
- geom
Spanish
- humilde
- sencillo
- frugal
- uso útil
Portuguese
- frugal
- economia
- econômico
French
- austère
- frugal
- économe
| 1213 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1949 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 479 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1620 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1058 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 878 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 899 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1425 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 103 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 130 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 86 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 98 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1690 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 823 | Morohashi |
| 116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 248 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1674 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1804 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2163 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a8.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2823.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5039 | Unicode hex code |