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努める (つとめる) — to try | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

努める

つとめる

N2

ichidan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to try
2to aim
3to endeavor (to do)
4to endeavour
5to try hard

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Kanji in this word

努Toil, Diligent, As Much As Possible7 strokes

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