This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ベン、つと.める
Romaji: ben, tsuto.meru
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Name Readings

Kana: ひこ、やつ
Romaji: hiko, yatsu
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Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  1066
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  3-8-2
Korean Reading:  myeon
Chinese Reading:  mian3
Unicode:  52c9
JIS:  4A59

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3318
Nelson Index: 228
New Nelson Index: 543
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2n8.1
Four Corner Index: 2421.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 390
Gakken Index: 946
Japanese Names Index: 1263
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2384P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0390
Remembering the kanji Index: 1975
Busy People Index: 2.11
Kanji Flashcards Index: 129
Kodansha Compact Index: 219
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 413
Kanji in Context Index: 140
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2088
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2829
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1994
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2129
Essential Kanji Index: 852
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4113
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2557
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 317
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 366

Words

勉強 (べんきょう)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
勤勉 (きんべん)
diligent; industrious
勉強を怠ける (べんきょうをなまける)
to neglect one's studies
勉強に励む (べんきょうにはげむ)
to work hard at one's lessons
努めて (つとめて)
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently; make an effort!; work hard!
勉学 (べんがく)
study; pursuit of knowledge
がり勉 (がりべん、ガリべん)
drudge; grind; swot; someone who studies too much; cram-study (for exam, etc.); swotting
不勉強 (ふべんきょう)
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
勉強家 (べんきょうか)
diligent student; studious person
勉強時間 (べんきょうじかん)
one's study hours (time)
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