勤勉 (Kinben) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “diligent, hard-working, industrious”.
Meanings
- na-adjective, noundiligent; hard-working; industrious
Examples
貧困は勤勉の母。
Want is the mother of industry.
彼は勤勉な人だ。
He is an industrious man.
彼女は昔勤勉だった。
She used to be diligent.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).