Memory phrase for the character: 勤

勤

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Meaning

work, duty, serve

Pronunciation

 KIN
tsutomeru

Explanation

 Left: blooming plant 堇 (plant 艹 with 2 blossoms ロロ at growing plant ), right: strength/force 力

Mnemonic
 
Blooming plants give me strength for my work.

Radicals

堇 Flower, blossomThis plant 艹 is a growing plant 丰 with two blossoms ロロ.
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".
growing plant
艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
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 Vocabulary

勤勉 きんべん  industry, diligence
出勤 しゅっきん  going to work, at work
勤め つとめ  service, duty, business, responsibility, task
勤める つとめる  to work (for), to endeavor, to be diligent
勤め先 つとめさき  place of work
勤労 きんろう  labor, exertion, diligent service
勤務 きんむ  service, duty, work
転勤 てんきん  transfer, transmission
通勤 つうきん  commuting to work

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