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勤勉: diligent, industrious | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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勤勉

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勤勉(きんべん)

きんべん

diligent, industrious

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Reading and meaning Adjective forms Example sentences Kanji in this lesson

Reading and meaning

Reading: きんべん
Romaji: kinben
Meaning: diligent, industrious
Word type: na adjective

Adjective forms

Present: 勤勉(きんべん)です
Present negative: 勤勉(きんべん)ではありません
Past: 勤勉(きんべん)でした
Past negative: 勤勉(きんべん)ではありませんでした
Before a noun: 勤勉(きんべん)な
Connective: 勤勉(きんべん)で
Adverbial: 勤勉(きんべん)に
Ba conditional: 勤勉(きんべん)ならば
Nara conditional: 勤勉(きんべん)なら
勤勉(きんべん)ならば
Tara conditional: 勤勉(きんべん)でしたら
Appearance: 勤勉(きんべん)そうです
Change of state: 勤勉(きんべん)になります
Excess: 勤勉(きんべん)すぎます
Nominalized: 勤勉(きんべん)なの

Present: 勤勉(きんべん)だ
Present negative: 勤勉(きんべん)じゃない
勤勉(きんべん)ではない
Past: 勤勉(きんべん)だった
Past negative: 勤勉(きんべん)じゃなかった
勤勉(きんべん)ではなかった
Before a noun: 勤勉(きんべん)な
Connective: 勤勉(きんべん)で
Adverbial: 勤勉(きんべん)に
Ba conditional: 勤勉(きんべん)ならば
Nara conditional: 勤勉(きんべん)なら
勤勉(きんべん)ならば
Tara conditional: 勤勉(きんべん)だったら
Appearance: 勤勉(きんべん)そうだ
Change of state: 勤勉(きんべん)になる
Excess: 勤勉(きんべん)すぎる
Nominalized: 勤勉(きんべん)なの

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

彼(かれ)は勤勉(きんべん)な研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)として高(たか

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評価(ひょうか)

されている。

He is highly regarded as a diligent researcher.

勤勉(きんべん)な学生(しょうがくせい)は、日々(ひび)の努力(どりょく)を怠(おこた)らない。

Diligent students do not neglect their daily efforts.

勤勉(きんべん)な職人(しょくにん)は技術(ぎじゅつ)の向上(こうじょう)に余念(よねん)がない。

The diligent craftsman is wholly devoted to improving his skills.

彼女(かのじょ)は勤勉(きんべん)さを認(みと)められ、昇進(しょうしん)を果(は)たした。

Her diligence was recognized, and she earned a promotion.

Kanji in this lesson

勤diligence, become employed, serveJLPT N3 勉exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligentJLPT N4