Kanji1 / 12
勤 kanji
diligence, become employed, serve
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
キンゴン
Kun readings
つとめる-づとめつとまるいそしむ
Variant forms
勤Words with 勤
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —夜勤明け(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
- —通勤急行commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
- —通勤快速commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
- —通勤特急commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
- —通勤災害commuting accident; commuting injury; injury sustained during one's commute
- —海外転勤overseas job transfer; international job relocation
- —勤続疲労worsened performance because of long service; malfunctioning resulting from continuous long-term operation
- —振替出勤working on a day originally scheduled as a day off after rescheduling it to another day
- —勤労学生working student
- —変則勤務irregular work (hours); shift work
- —後方勤務rear-service duty; duty away from the front lines; logistics and support duty (behind the combat zone)
- —勤務地手当area allowance; regional cost of living allowance
- —非常勤講師part-time lecturer; contract teacher
- —勤労青少年working youth
- —時間外勤務overtime (work); work done outside normal working hours
- —半在宅勤務hybrid working environment; mix of workplace and remote work
- —通勤カバンwork bag; bag one brings to work
- —勤労感謝の日Labor Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23)
- —超過勤務手当overtime pay
- —通勤ラッシュcommuter rush; rush hour