| 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 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
| 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) |
| 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 |