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Grade 6JLPT N3

diligence, become employed, serve

12 strokes · frequency rank #830

On
キン、ゴン
Kun
つと.める、-づと.め、つと.まる、いそ.しむ

Common words

  1. きんむservice; duty; work1
    • The guard was on duty all night.

    • I am on duty now.

    • I am on duty now.

  2. つうきんcommuting to work2
    • I commute to work for an hour.

    • He commutes to his office by bus.

    • I bike to work.

  3. きんろうlabor; labour; exertion; diligent service3
    • Hard work has made Japan what it is today.

  4. てんきんjob transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer4
    • She will be relocated to New Zealand.

    • I'm excited about the move.

    • He was transferred to the head office in Tokyo.

  5. しゅっきんgoing to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work5
    • It is characteristic of him to go to work before breakfast.

    • He goes to work on foot every day except on rainy days.

    • Is it possible for you to come to the office an hour earlier than usual tomorrow?

  6. つとめservice; duty; business; responsibility6
    • Who do you work for?

    • Don't fail in your daily duties.

    • I go to work every day.

  7. きんべんdiligent; hard-working; industrious7
    • Tom works more diligently now.

    • He is an industrious man.

    • Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

  8. きんぞくcontinuous service8
    • I have been in his employ for exactly twenty years.

  9. やきんnight duty; night shift; night work9
    • But I have to take night shifts twice a week.

    • Almost all the workers objected to working at night.

    • Freddy's been working the graveyard shift the past month, so he hasn't been able to see any of his friends who work normal hours.

  10. じょうきんfull-time employment10

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