Today’s Kanji is “勉” (ben); Kanji for “to work hard”.
Handwritten Kanji “勉” (ben)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “勉”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 勉 | ベン | ben | 10 | 力 | work hard |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “勉”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 勉強する | べんきょうする | benkyou suru | To study |
| 勤勉 | きんべん | kinben | Diligent |
| 置き勉する | おきべんする | okiben suru | Leaving all your textbooks at school |
