# 勤 — go to work; diligence

勤 means “go to work; diligence”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: キン (kin). Kun'yomi: つと(める) (tsutomeru). You'll see it in words such as 勤め (tsutome, “service; duty”).

- Meaning: go to work; diligence
- On'yomi: キン (kin)
- Kun'yomi: つと(める) (tsutomeru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set A bit of everything 1

## Words with 勤

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 勤め | つとめ (tsutome) | service; duty |
| 勤める | つとめる (tsutomeru) | to work; to be employed |

## Don't confuse it with

[僅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/a-little/) · [塔](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tower/) · [漢](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/china/) · [嘆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sigh/)

## More in the “A bit of everything 1” set

[募](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/recruit/) · [績](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/achievement/) · [勤](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-to-work/) · [雇](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/employ/) · [御](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/honourable/) · [漁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fishing/)

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