10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligent

Kun'yomi
  • to endeavor (to do)
On'yomi
  • ベン
Nanori
  • ひこ
  • やつ

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ベン 99.8%
つとめる 0.2%

Character Breakdown

exertion, endeavour, encourage
ベン つと.める ひこ (3rd, N4)
excuse, dismissal
メン まぬか.れる まぬが.れる (8th, N1)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

study ②diligence ③experience ④discount
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
person who studies very hard (at school) ②studying hard
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References

Unicode hex code 52C9
JIS X 0208 1-42-57
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 228
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 543
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3318
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4113
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2088
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2829
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1975
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2129
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 946
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1263
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 852
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2384P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 390
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 735
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 748
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 317
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 129
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 413
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 366
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 140
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.11
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 219
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1994
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2n8.1
Four corner code 2421.2
De Roo Code 2557