Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
Variants:
diligence, become employed, serve
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
830 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qin2
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
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)
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

10 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
frugal, economy, thrifty
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2479 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian3
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

9 strokes
Radical:
wind
Parts:
Variants:
wind, air, style, manner
Kun:
かぜかざ-
On:
フウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
558 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 風 【フウ】 method, manner, way, style, appearance, air, tendency, folk song (genre of the Shi Jing), wind (one of the five elements)
  • 風格 【フウカク】 personality, style, appearance
  • 逆風 【ギャクフウ】 headwind, adverse wind
  • 作風 【サクフウ】 style (of a work, author, artist, etc.), characteristics
  • 風 【フウ】 method, manner, way, style, appearance, air, tendency, folk song (genre of the Shi Jing), wind (one of the five elements)
  • 振り 【フリ】 swing, shake, wave, swinging, appearance, behaviour, pretence (pretense), show, pretending (to), going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction, move (dance), postures, lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question), lead up, unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment, counter for swords, blades, etc., not wearing underwear or pants
  • 中風 【チュウフウ】 palsy, paralysis
  • 破風 【ハフ】 gable

Kun reading compounds

  • 風 【かぜ】 wind, breeze, draught, draft, manner, behaviour, behavior, cold, influenza
  • 風邪 【かぜ】 (common) cold, influenza, flu, ague, inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
  • 涼風 【りょうふう】 cool breeze, refreshing breeze
  • 西風 【にしかぜ】 west wind

Readings

Japanese names:
い、 え
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
feng1
Korean:
pung

Spanish

  • viento
  • aire
  • hábito
  • estilo
  • conducta

Portuguese

  • vento
  • ar
  • estilo
  • maneira

French

  • vent
  • air
  • style
  • manière
132 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
217 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
198 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
246 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5148 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
134 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
278 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
986 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.2 Japanese for Busy People
29 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
29 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
465 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
171 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3730 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1908 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2591 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
530 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
43756 Morohashi
3007 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6663 New Nelson (John Haig)
524 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
563 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
316 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
187 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3656 2001 Kanji
2s7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-7 SKIP code
7721.0 Four corner code
1-41-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
98a8 Unicode hex code