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勉

勉 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. つとめる。力を尽くす。
  2. はげます。ひとに力を出させる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「力」 + 音符「免」。「つとめる」を意味する漢語｛勉｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligent

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ベンElem.
Kun (native)
  • つと(める)
Nanori (used in names)
  • ひこ
  • やつ
Other languages
  • 拼音mian3
  • 한글myeon
  • Hán-ViệtMiễn

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
力(ちから)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Unicode
U+52C9

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿺免力

Words using this kanji

  • 勉強べんきょう学問や技術、芸能などをこと。 （やや古）努力すること。苦労すること。 経験を積むこと。知見や視野を広げること。study, diligence, working hard, experience
  • 勉学べんがく学問に取り組むこと。study, pursuit of knowledge
  • 勉強中べんきょうちゅうwhile studying, presently studying
  • 勉励べんれい一心に努力すること。diligence
  • 勉強家べんきょうか熱心に勉学や研鑽に取り組む人。diligent student, studious person
  • 勉強机べんきょうづくえstudy desk
  • 勉強会べんきょうかいおなじ目的や目標を持つ者たちが集まり、お互いに討議や研鑽を行う会。study group, study meeting
  • 勉強運べんきょううんone's fate (fortune) as concerns studies
  • 勉強代べんきょうだいcost of a lesson learned (e.g. from failing at something), price of a life lesson
  • 勉強部屋べんきょうべや住宅で勉学をするための部屋。study room
  • 勉強時間べんきょうじかんone's study hours (time)
  • 勉強不足べんきょうぶそくinsufficient study
  • 勉強熱心べんきょうねっしんhardworking, studious
  • 勉強疲れべんきょうづかれtiredness from (over-)studying, study fatigue
  • 勉強に励むべんきょうにはげむto work hard at one's lessons
  • 勉強になるべんきょうになるto gain knowledge, to be illuminated, enlightening, informative

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Similar-looking kanji

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
3-8-2
Four Corner
2421.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2n8.1
Heisig
2129
Nelson
228