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: ド、つと.める
Romaji: do, tsuto.meru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

toil, diligent, as much as possible

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  19
Frequency:  749
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-5-2
Korean Reading:  no
Chinese Reading:  nao2
Unicode:  52aa
JIS:  4558

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2547
Nelson Index: 717
New Nelson Index: 527
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2g5.6
Four Corner Index: 4742.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 555
Gakken Index: 795
Japanese Names Index: 728
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2314
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0378
Remembering the kanji Index: 865
Kanji Flashcards Index: 368
Kodansha Compact Index: 212
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 582
Kanji in Context Index: 827
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1618
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2204
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 873
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 929
Essential Kanji Index: 566
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3154
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1745
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 481
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 488

Words

(ゆめ)
never; by no means
努める (つとめる)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)
奮励努力 (ふんれいどりょく)
making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
努力奮励 (どりょくふんれい)
making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
努力家 (どりょくか)
hard worker; hardworking person
努力 (どりょく)
great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort
努力も虚しく (どりょくもむなしく)
after efforts in vain
奮闘努力 (ふんとうどりょく)
try one's best; all-out effort; strenuous efforts
努力賞 (どりょくしょう)
prize awarded for a person's effort
力む (りきむ)
to strain; to bear up; to exert one's strength; to swagger; to bluff; to boast
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