勤勉

きんべん

industry, diligence

What does 勤勉 mean?

勤勉 is a Japanese noun meaning industry, diligence in English. It is written as 勤勉 in kanji, きんべん in hiragana, and kinben in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

トムはいまや以前にもまして勤勉に働いている。

Tom works more diligently now.