Memory phrase for the character: 勉

勉

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Meaning

strive, endeavour, exertion

Pronunciation

BEN

Explanation

 Left: escape, permit 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔=兎=[うさぎ] - long ear ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿), right: strength 力 (hand/arm with biceps ノ)

Mnemonic
 
For escaping you need strength and (you succeed when:) you strive hard.

Radicals

免 escape, permitLike a rabbit 兔=兎=[うさぎ], but with without its tail 丶. Perhaps you can't see the tail of an escaping rabbit?
力 power forceFor example, left 左 or right 右 is understood as a hand ナ with a forearm. If the other line is seen as a bicep, this can be understood as "force".
⺈ kneeling person(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
儿 moving feetRadical: hitoashi




 Vocabulary

勉強 べんきょう  study, diligence, discount, reduction
勤勉 きんべん  industry, diligence
勉強不足 べんきょうぶそく  insufficient study​

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