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努 = 奴 + 力

努 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “toil”. It is built from 奴 (guy) and 力 (power). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 929.

Keyword
toil
RTK frame
929
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ド
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つと.める
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
труд
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
努 to exert

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 奴 guy
  2. 力 power

How to find 努 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “guy” + “power”. 努 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 努 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.