12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3
diligence, become employed, serve
Kun'yomi
つ と め る to work (for) ②to serve (as) ③to conduct a religious service -づと め つ と ま る to be fit (for a role) い そ し む to work hard at
On'yomi
キン ゴン
Main Radical
力(KanXi)
Reading Commonality
| キン | 60.0% |
| つとめる-づとめつとまる | 39.0% |
| いそしむ | 1.0% |
Character Breakdown
Contained In
Common Words
one's business ②reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha ③bargain ④money paid to a prostitute or geisha
References
| Unicode hex code | 52E4 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-22-48 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 732 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 552 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1818 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2287 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1182 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1613 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1577 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1700 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 750 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1698 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 726 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 2415P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 842 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 559 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 568 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 762 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 376 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 853 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 941 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 525 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 3.10 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 223 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1591 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2g10.1 |
| Four corner code | 4412.7 |
| De Roo Code | 1945 |