| 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 2
JLPT level N3
348 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 番 【バン】 number (in a series), (one's) turn, watch, guard, lookout, rank, standing, position, bout, match, pieces (in a collection)
- 番組 【バングミ】 program (e.g. TV), programme
- 出番 【デバン】 one's turn, one's shift, one's turn on stage, screen time, screentime
- 交番 【コウバン】 police box, koban, small neighborhood police station, alternation, alternating (current, stress, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 番い 【つがい】 pair (esp. of mated animals), brace, couple, (anatomical) joint
- つがい目 【つがいめ】 joint, hinge
- 手番 【てつがい】 plan, arrangements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 ま
- Korean:
- beon, ban
Spanish
- turno
- orden
- observar
- guardar
- proteger
Portuguese
- vez
- número em uma série
French
- tour (de rôle)
- numéro dans une série
| 306 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 215 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 196 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 323 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4811 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 257 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 745 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1773 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 185 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 185 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 551 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1345 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3416 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2396 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1928 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21858 | Morohashi |
| 2748 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3762 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1909 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2058 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 222 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-11-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-11 | SKIP code |
| 2060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 756a | Unicode hex code |