| 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 grade 4
JLPT level N3
398 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 労 【ロウ】 labor, labour, toil, trouble, pains, work, effort, striving
- 労組 【ロウソ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 国労 【コクロウ】 National Railway Workers Union
- 功労 【コウロウ】 meritorious deed, services
Kun reading compounds
- 労する 【ろうする】 to work, to labor, to labour, to put to work, to make (someone) work
- 労る 【いたわる】 to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to appreciate, to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe
- 労き 【いたずき】 pain, trouble, illness
- 労い 【ねぎらい】 appreciation, thanks, gratitude
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- trabajo duro
- cansancio
- compensación
Portuguese
- trabalho
- agradecer
- recompensar
- dificuldade
French
- labeur
- remerciement pour
- récompense pour
- être plein d'attentions
- soucis
| 542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 639 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 610 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 309 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 720 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 274 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 369 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 491A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 233 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 443 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 214 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1619 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2329 | Morohashi |
| 2548 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 860 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 924 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 145 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 494 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 945 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3242.7 | Four corner code |
| 9042.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52b4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28852 | Morohashi |
| 3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8005 | Unicode hex code |