Kanji: 勉 Radical: 力 (ちから) :
ベン;
つと（める）;
study
Joyo grade: 3 Stroke count: 10 Index in Nelson dictionary: 228 Index in Halpern dictionary: 3318
| 俄勉強 | にわかべんきょう | cramming/ |
| 極力勉める | きょくりょくつと
める | to do one's best/ |
| 試験勉強 | しけんべんきょう
| cramming for exams/ |
| 二課勉強 | にかべんきょう
| (vs) studying two lessons/ |
| がり勉 | がりべん | (n) a drudge/a grind/ |
| 猛勉強 | もうべんきょう | study extra hard/ |
| 幾ら勉強しても | いくらべんきょうしても | however hard one may work/ |
| 黽勉 | びんべん | industry/diligence/ |
| 人の勤勉さを賞める | ひとのきんべんさを
ほめる | (exp) to praise a person for his (her)
diligence/ |
| 我利勉 | がりべん
| (n) a drudge/a grind/ |
| 糞勉強 | くそべんきょう | (n) concentrated study/ |
| 不勉強 | ふべんきょう | (n) idleness/lack of application/lazy study
habits/ |
| 刻苦勉励 | こっくべんれい | (n) be arduous/work diligently enduring
hardships/ |
| 勤勉 | きんべん | (adj-na,n) industry/diligence/(P)/ |
Japanese - English dictionary courtesy of Jim Breen.
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