# 勤 — Work

Frequency rank 941 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 占 (Fortune), less common than 妙 (Peculiar).

- On’yomi: きん
- Kun’yomi: つと
- Radical: 力 Power (Kangxi 19)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A tombstone on the left with power on the right -- the power to carve tombstones all day long represents the dedication of hard work.

In words:

- 勤める つとめる — to work for someone
- 勤め つとめ — (1) service,duty,business,responsibility,task,(2) Buddhist religious services
- 勤まる つとまる — to be fit for;to be equal to;to function properly

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