Dictionary / Vocabulary / 勤勉
きんべん
diligent; hard-working; industrious
JLPT N1 common word
貧困は勤勉の母。
Want is the mother of industry.
彼女は頭が良いだけでなく勤勉でもある。
She is as hardworking as she is bright.
彼女は昔勤勉だった。
She used to be diligent.