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勉

exertion
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingベン
Kun readingつと.める
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. exertionRtK
  2. endeavour
  3. encourage
  4. strive
  5. make effort
  6. diligent
    彼は勉強熱心である。He is diligent in his studies.tatoeba
  1. study
  2. pursuit of knowledge

Popular Usage

勉強する勤勉

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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village stocks · rabbit · bound up (乙) · human legs (儿) · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2129

Compound words

勉強するべんきょうする
study
勤勉きんべん
diligent; hard-working; industrious
勉学べんがく
study; pursuit of knowledge
勉強べんきょう
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge
勉強中べんきょうちゅう
while studying; presently studying
勉励べんれい
diligence
黽勉びんべん
industry
がり勉がりべん
person who studies very hard (at school)
ガリ勉がりべん
person who studies very hard (at school)
俄勉強にわかべんきょう
cramming
我利勉がりべん
person who studies very hard (at school)
勉めるつとめる
to endeavor (to do)
勉強机べんきょうづくえ
study desk
俄か勉強にわかべんきょう
cramming
刻苦勉励こっくべんれい
being arduous
試験勉強しけんべんきょう
studying for a test
にわか勉強にわかべんきょう
cramming

On Reading Examples

心理学を勉強すればするほど面白いと思えてきたんだ。べんきょう
The more I studied psychology, the more interesting it seemed to me.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は弁護士になるために日夜勉強に励んだ。
He studied day and night with a view to becoming a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は弁護士になるために昼も夜も勉強した。
He studied day and night so that he might become a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は弁護士になるために、一生懸命勉強している。
He is studying hard so that he may become a lawyer.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 勉

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step