Keyword
devotion to work
- diligence
- become employed
- serve
- Frequency
- #830
- Strokes
- 12
- Grade
- 6
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1700
Readings
キン80%
つと20%
Mnemonic
The king with a hat trims the palace lawn himself, tearing blades of grass with his mouth, power tools be damned: true devotion to work.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
出勤
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
Noun
勤める
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to serve out (e.g. an apprenticeship); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service); to pratice (Buddhist teachings); to study (Buddhism)
Ichidan verb
参勤交代
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
Noun