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努める
つとめる
N2
ichidan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to try
2
to aim
3
to endeavor (to do)
4
to endeavour
5
to try hard
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Kanji in this word
努
Toil, Diligent, As Much As Possible
7 strokes
More words with
努
努力
どりょく ·
great effort
N3
努めて
つとめて ·
make an effort!
N1
努力のたまもの
どりょくのたまもの ·
fruit of one's labor ; result of one's efforts
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