Today’s #kanji is #勤. It is a simplified version of 勤. 勤 is made of its semantic element of #ちから（力） and phonetic element of 菫. 菫 apparently has a meaning of “tightening.” So what does 勤 mean?
Meaning: to work (for…)
Reading: キン、ゴン、つと
謹慎（キンシン）処分（ショブン）: [noun] suspension (from school)
勤勉（キンベン）: [なadj] diligent, industrious, hard-working
勤務（キンム）: [noun] service, duty, job, work
勤労（キンロウ）: [noun] labouring, working, service
皆勤（カイキン）: [noun] perfect attendance, non-absence
外勤（ガイキン）: [noun] working outside the office, outside duty
内勤（ナイキン）: [noun] office work, desk work
夜勤（ヤキン）: [noun] night duty, a night shift
勤行（ゴンギョウ）: [noun] [Buddhism] a religious service
勤（つと）まる: [vi] to be fit for (a job), to be equal to (a task)
勤（つと）める: [vt] to serve (in an office), to hold (a post)
- ちから
勤
力
動
