| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 勉強 | べんきょう | study; diligence; discount, reduction |
| 勤勉 | きんべん | industry, diligence |
| 勉学 | べんがく | study, pursuit of knowledge |
| がり勉 | がりべん | drudge, grind, someone who studies too much, cram-study (for exam, etc.) |
| 勉める | つとめる | to endeavor (endeavour), to try, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to be diligent |
| 勉めて | つとめて | as much as possible, diligently; make an effort!, work hard! |
| 我利勉 | がりべん | drudge, grind, someone who studies too much, cram-study (for exam, etc.) |
| 俄勉強 | にわかべんきょう | cramming |
| 刻苦勉励 | こっくべんれい | being arduous, working diligently enduring hardships |
| 試験勉強 | しけんべんきょう | cramming for exams |