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Level 2 Kanji -- March 7, 2014

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勤
  • on reading:
  • キン   ゴン
  • kun reading:
  • つとめる   つとまる   いそしむ
  • meaning(s):
  • diligence, become employed, serve
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Compounds

出勤 しゅっきん going to work; at work
通勤 つうきん commuting to work
勤め つとめ service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
勤める つとめる to serve; to fill a post; to serve under; to exert oneself; to endeavor; to be diligent; to play (the part of); to work (for)