勤勉

• 読み: きんべん
• ローマ字: kinben
• 漢字の分解: 勤 (kin) — serve, work diligently; 勉 (ben) — endeavour, exert, study
• 発音: /ki.ɴ.beɴ/

意味

Diligent; industrious; hard-working. Applying oneself earnestly and consistently to work or study.

A na-adjective describing a person who works or studies with sustained effort and dedication. Common in character descriptions (勤勉な学生 — a diligent student), cultural observations (日本人は勤勉だ — Japanese people are diligent), and praise. A core virtue in Japanese work culture, often appearing alongside 真面目 (earnest) and 努力家 (hard worker).

例文

1. 勤勉な姿勢が評価されて昇進した。
2. 彼女は勤勉で毎日欠かさず勉強している。
3. 勤勉さだけでなく創造力も大事だと思う。

使い方ガイド

場面: character description, academics, workplace, cultural discussion

トーン: respectful

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 勤 (kin, to serve/to work diligently) + 勉 (ben, to endeavour/to exert). Both characters embody earnest effort — 'diligently striving' through sustained application.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal