Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Kanji 汲 draw (water), ladle, scoop Related words 熱ねっ 心しん 熱心 is a common, neutral word for 'enthusiastic' or 'eager', while 汲々 is a literary term emphasizing absorbed diligence.
一いっ 心しん 不ふ 乱らん 一心不乱 means 'wholeheartedly' or 'with intense concentration', similar to 汲々 but more common and less literary.
Written forms 汲きゅう 々きゅう Usage 76%
Kanji spelling; the repetition mark 々 is used. The variant 汲汲 is also seen.
きゅうきゅう Usage 23%
Kana spelling; useful for learners since the kanji forms are rare.
汲きゅう 汲きゅう Usage 1%
Alternate kanji spelling without the repetition mark.
Etymology The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 汲 means 'draw water', and the reduplicated form 汲々 likely developed the sense of continuously drawing or applying oneself, hence 'diligent'.
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