Kanji
勉
N4
10 strokes
Grade 3
freq #1066
exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort
On'yomi (音読み)
ベン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
つと.める
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
勉強
べんきょう
study
勤勉
きんべん
diligent; hard-working
勉学
べんがく
study; pursuit of knowledge
勉強中
べんきょうちゅう
while studying; presently studying
勉強運
べんきょううん
one's fate (fortune) as concerns studies
受験勉強
じゅけんべんきょう
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
勤勉家
きんべんか
diligent worker; hard worker
勉強熱心
べんきょうねっしん
hardworking; studious
無勉
むべん
without studying
猛勉
もうべん
studying hard; cramming
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
のこ勉
のこべん
staying behind after school to do private study
詰め込み勉強
つめこみべんきょう
cramming (e.g. for an exam)
置き勉
おきべん
leaving all your textbooks, etc., at school
勉強になる
べんきょうになる
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated
ノー勉
ノーべん
not studying (for a test, etc.); not having studied
テスト勉強
テストべんきょう
studying for a test
テス勉
テスべん
studying for a test
勉強疲れ
べんきょうづかれ
tiredness from (over-)studying; study fatigue
ガリ勉
がりべん
person who studies very hard (at school); grind
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は熱心（ねっしん）に勉強（べんきょう）しなければなりません。
He has to study hard.
彼（かれ）はクラスの中（なか）で一番（いちばん）よく勉強（べんきょう）する。
He works hardest in his class.
彼（かれ）は昔（むかし）ほど勤勉（きんべん）ではない。
He is not so diligent as he used to be.
彼（かれ）は自分（じぶん）が成功（せいこう）したのは勤勉（きんべん）のためだと考（かんが）えた。
He attributed his success to hard work.