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努 kanji: meaning “toil”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N37 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
toil
On'yomi
ド
Kun'yomi
つと・める

Picture story to remember 努

Woman (女) puts power (力) into hard toil.

Parts in this story:女, 力

How to write 努: stroke order

努 is written with 7 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 努

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Kanji that share parts with 努.