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勤

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 941 / 2,608

Work

On’yomi
きん
Kun’yomi
つと
Radical
力 Power (Kangxi 19)

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

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

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 someoneN5
勤め つとめ (1) service,duty,business,responsibility,task,(2) Buddhist religious servicesN3
勤まる つとまる to be fit for;to be equal to;to function properlyN1

勤 is rank 941 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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