勤 — diligence, become employed, serve

つとめる勤 diligence

Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes calendar work

U+52E4 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #830 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1700 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

diligence
become employed
serve

word

つと tsuto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

勤(つと) める tsutomeru to work for

きん kin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

勤(きん) 務(む) kinmu service 通(つう) 勤(きん) tsuukin commuting to work 出(しゅっ) 勤(きん) shukkin going to work 勤(きん) 労(ろう) kinrou labor 転(てん) 勤(きん) tenkin job transfer 非(ひ) 常(じょう) 勤(きん) hijoukin part-time 勤(きん) 勉(べん) kinben diligent

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

菫 violet (plant)

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