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勤

勤 — diligence, become employed, serve

On
キン, ゴン
Kun
つとめる, -づとめ, つとまる, いそしむ
Strokes
12
JLPT
N3
School grade
6

Common words with 勤

  • 勤務きんむservice; duty; workCommon

    その警備員は一晩中勤務だった。
    The guard was on duty all night.

  • 通勤つうきんcommuting to workCommon

    私は1時間通勤する。
    I commute to work for an hour.

  • 勤労きんろうlabor; labour; exertion; diligent serviceCommon

    勤労によって日本は今日の日本になった。
    Hard work has made Japan what it is today.

  • 転勤てんきんjob transfer; job relocation; intra-company transferCommon
  • 勤労者きんろうしゃworkerCommon
  • 出勤しゅっきんgoing to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence…Common
  • 非常勤ひじょうきんpart-time workCommon
  • 勤めつとめservice; duty; business; responsibility; taskCommon
  • 夜勤やきんnight duty; night shift; night workCommon
  • 常勤じょうきんfull-time employmentCommon
  • 勤勉きんべんdiligent; hard-working; industriousCommon
  • 勤め先つとめさきplace of workCommon
  • 勤続きんぞくcontinuous serviceCommon
  • 勤めるつとめるto work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to serve (as)Common
  • 勤務時間きんむじかんoffice hours; business hours; working hoursCommon
  • 欠勤けっきんabsence (from work)Occasional
  • 在勤ざいきんworking (in, at, for); holding a post (at); serving (as)Occasional
  • 外勤がいきんworking away from the office; working outside the office; outside dutyOccasional
  • 日勤にっきんday shift; day duty; day workOccasional
  • 勤め人つとめにんoffice worker; salaried worker; white-collar workerOccasional

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 103 words that use 勤.

  • 勤務 きんむ service; duty; work
  • 通勤 つうきん commuting to work
  • 勤労 きんろう labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
  • 転勤 てんきん job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
  • 出勤 しゅっきん going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence…

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