Moto 勤: Diligence; Become Employed; ServeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キン、ゴン
- Kun'yomi
- つと(める)、-づと(め)、つと(まる)、いそ(しむ)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 145 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キン・ゴン)
- 勤務きんむservice; duty
- 通勤つうきんcommuting to work
- 勤労きんろうlabor; labour
- 転勤てんきんjob transfer; job relocation
- 出勤しゅっきんgoing to work; leaving for work
- 勤労者きんろうしゃworker
- 非常勤ひじょうきんpart-time work
- 夜勤やきんnight shift
- 常勤じょうきんfull-time employment
- 勤勉きんべんdiligent; industrious
- 勤続きんぞくcontinuous service
- 内勤ないきんoffice or indoor work
- 勤務時間きんむじかんoffice hours; business hours
- 在勤ざいきん(while) working in or at or for
- 外勤がいきんworking away from the office
- 日勤にっきんday shift
- 欠勤けっきんabsence (from work)
- 交代勤務こうたいきんむshift work
- 交替勤務こうたいきんむshift work
- 休日出勤きゅうじつしゅっきんworking on a day off
- 兼勤けんきんadditional post
- 再勤さいきんreappointment
- 出勤日しゅっきんびemployee's work day
- 出勤時間しゅっきんじかんtime for reporting to work
- 出勤簿しゅっきんぼemployee's attendance record
- 出勤者しゅっきんしゃworkers on the job
- 出退勤しゅったいきんgoing to work and leaving work; clocking in and clocking out
- 前哨勤務ぜんしょうきんむoutpost duty
- 勤倹きんけんindustry; diligence
- 勤倹の風きんけんのふうcustom (habit) of diligence and thrift
- 勤倹力行きんけんりっこうwork hard and practice frugality
- 勤倹貯蓄きんけんちょちくthrift and saving
- 勤労動員きんろうどういんmobilization of labor services (e.g. in wartime)
- 勤労大衆きんろうたいしゅうworking people
- 勤労奉仕きんろうほうしlabor service; labour service
- 勤労意欲きんろういよくwill to work
- 勤労感謝の日きんろうかんしゃのひLabour Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23) (Labor)
- 勤労所得きんろうしょとくearned income
- 勤労者財産形成促進きんろうしゃざいさんけいせいそくしん(workers) asset formation
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 勤めつとめservice; duty
- 勤め先つとめさきplace of work
- 勤めるつとめるto work (for); to be employed (at)
- 勤め人つとめにんoffice worker; salaried worker
- お勤めおつとめone's business
- お勤め品おつとめひんarticle offered at a bargain price (mainly of imperfect produce)
- 仕事に勤しむしごとにいそしむto be assiduous in one's business
- 会社勤めかいしゃづとめworking for a company; being employed by a company
- 勤しむいそしむto work hard at; to devote oneself to
- 勤まらないつとまらないunfit for; unequal to
- 勤まるつとまるto be fit for; to be equal to
- 勤め上げるつとめあげるto serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
- 勤め働くつとめはたらくto work diligently
- 勤め口つとめぐちposition; place of employment
- 勤め向きつとめむきone's business; one's duties
- 勤め奉公つとめぼうこうapprenticeship
- 勤め帰りつとめがえりon the way home from work
- 勤め振りつとめぶりassiduity; conduct
- 勤め気つとめぎmercenary spirit
- 勤め盛りつとめざかりthe prime of one's career
- 勤め行なうつとめおこなうto carry on (work)
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