勉

Meaning

勉 centers on sustained effort and pushing oneself: exertion, striving, and diligent endeavor. The sense of encouragement is a natural extension—urging someone to make that effort.

• 勉強べんきょう
  N5

  study

• 勤勉きんべん
  N1

  diligent; hard-working; industrious

• 勉学べんがく
  N1

  study; pursuit of knowledge

• 勉強中べんきょうちゅう
  N4

  while studying; presently studying

• くそ勉強くそべんきょう

  studying like crazy; cramming like a madman

• にわか勉強にわかべんきょう

  cramming

• のこ勉のこべん

  staying behind after school to do private study

• ガリ勉がりべん

  person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; drudge

• 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

• ノー勉ノーべん

  not studying (for a test, etc.); not having studied

• 不勉強ふべんきょう

  idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits

• 二課勉強にかべんきょう

  studying two lessons

• 刻苦勉励こっくべんれい

  being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships

• 勉励べんれい

  diligence

• 勉強になるべんきょうになる

  to gain knowledge; to be illuminated

• 勉強に励むべんきょうにはげむ

  to work hard at one's lessons

• 勉強不足べんきょうぶそく

  insufficient study

• 勉強代べんきょうだい

  cost of a lesson learned (e.g. from failing at something); price of a life lesson

• 勉強会べんきょうかい

  study group; study meeting

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