勉

common

ベン/BEN/    つと.める/tsuto.meru/BEN/ベン/    tsuto.meru/つと.める/

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

Radical: 力 (power).   Strokes: 10画.   Elements: 力免儿.   Pinyin: miǎn.   Hangul: 면 [myeon].   Nanori: ひこ / やつhiko / yatsu.

Jōyō Kanji 3rd Grade.   JLPT N4.

Example compounds:
ベンBEN勉学【べんがくbengaku】study; pursuit of knowledge
勤勉【きんべんkinben】diligent; industrious
勉強【べんきょうbenkyō】study; diligence; discount
つとめるtsutomeru勉める【つとめるtsutomeru】to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
極力勉める【きょくりょくつとめるkyokuryokutsutomeru】to do one's best
Codepoints and classification codes:
52c9–Unicode
42-57–JIS X 0208
3-8-2–SKIP
2n8.1–TKD
2421.2–Four Corner
2557–De Roo
Dictionary indices:
228–Classic Nelson
543–The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson
3318–New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern
2088–Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern
1975–Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig
946–A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken)
1263–Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill
852–Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill
2384P–Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 2 p. 390
390–A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall
735–Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky
317–Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade
129–Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki
413–Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall
366–Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask
140–Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono
2.11–Japanese for Busy People by the AJLT
219–Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1994–Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig
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