7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

toil, diligent, as much as possible

Kun'yomi
  • to endeavor (to do)
On'yomi
  • third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

96.6%
つとめる 3.4%

Character Breakdown

toil, diligent, as much as possible
ド つと.める (4th, N3)
guy, slave, manservant
やつ ド やっこ (7th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 52AA
JIS X 0208 1-37-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 717
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 527
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2547
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3154
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1618
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2204
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 865
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 929
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 795
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 728
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 566
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2314
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 555
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1595
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1702
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 481
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 368
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 582
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 488
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 827
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 212
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 873
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2g5.6
Four corner code 4742.7
De Roo Code 1745