Memory phrase for the Kanji: 努

努

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Meaning make efforts, endeavor, to strive

Pronunciation

DO
tsutomeru

Explanation

Top: guy, slave 奴 (women's-女-hands 又 made me to a guy, but also to a slave.), bottom: strength 力 (hand/arm with biceps ノ)

Mnemonic
 
The slave has enough strength to make an effort.

Radicals

奴 slave
力 power force
又 handSeveral characters are used for hand: , 扌, 手, ヨ
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 Vocabulary

努める つとめる  to work (for), to endeavor, to be diligent
努力 どりょく  great effort, exertion, endeavour, effort
努めて つとめて  Wake an effort! - Work hard!

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