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Kanji Detail for 勉 - "diligent, to strive, to encourage"

勉

  • Meaning

    勉 means "diligent, to strive, to encourage."

    1. Diligent - Working hard with dedication; applying oneself earnestly.

    2. Strive - To make great effort toward a goal; to endeavor persistently.

    3. Encourage - To inspire and motivate; to give support.

  • Words using 勉

    • 勉強 べんきょう Listen study; diligence; working hard
    • 勤勉 きんべん Listen diligent; hard-working; industrious
    • 勉学 べんがく Listen study; pursuit of knowledge
    • 勉強中 べんきょうちゅう Listen while studying; presently studying

  • Four-character idioms with 勉

    • 刻苦勉励 こっくべんれい Listen being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships

  • Tattoo check: 勉

    • Verified meaning: diligent, to strive, to encourage
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すすむ, つとむ, べん, まさる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 勉

    Given names 勉(すすむ)Listen 勉(つとむ)Listen 勉(べん)Listen 勉(まさる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    exertion; endeavour; encourage; strive; make effort; diligent

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    endeavor, make effort; urge

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to exhort; to make an effort

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to endeavor, to make an effort; to urge

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To exert all one's strength. Such as 勉為其難 (do something difficult with effort). | To encourage others to exert themselves. Such as 勉勵 (encourage).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ben(ベン) ベン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsuto.meru(つと-める) つと-める

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    力 (chikara)

  • Related Keywords

    diligent to strive to encourage duty obligation dedication develop diligence discipline effort hard work improve inspire learn motivation perseverance practice progress push study earnest

Sentences including 勉

  • I didn't study at all yesterday.

  • It will pay you to study hard.

  • Don't look out the window. concentrate on your work.

  • She has to study science.

  • How often do you study english at school?

  • Fall is when we can study best.

  • I studied for a while this morning.

  • I am going to study english this afternoon.

  • I was not studying then.

  • Tom does anything but study.

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