Quick answer
勤 is the kanji for "Serve / Diligence / Become Employed". A common reading is つと.める (tsutomeru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Serve / Diligence / Become Employed
Also : Serve · Diligence · Become Employed
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 勤 represents 'DILIGENCE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of diligence.
On-reading: きん — remember this sound by associating it with diligence. Kun-reading: つと.める.
Example Sentences
毎日通勤に一時間かかります。
まいにちつうきんにいちじかんかかります。
Commuting takes one hour every day.
長年勤めた会社を退職しました。
ながねんつとめたかいしゃをたいしょくしました。
I retired from the company I worked at for many years.
Vocabulary using 勤
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