Kanji
努
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JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 4freq #7497 strokes
Meanings
toil, diligent, as much as possible
ES: esfuerzo, esforzarse, hacer un esfuerzo
- On
- ド
- Kun
- つと.める
Common words
- 努力どりょくeffort, exertion, endeavour, endeavor, hard work, striving
- 努めるつとめるto endeavor (to do), to endeavour, to try hard, to work hard, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to devote oneself, to be committed (to doing)
- 努めてつとめてas much as possible, as far as possible, to the best of one's ability, diligently
Example sentences
彼は駅に早く着くように努めた。
He made an effort to get to the station early.
Se esforzó para llegar temprano a la estación.
Tatoeba #109598(opens in a new tab)彼の努力が実った。
His efforts bore fruit.
Sus esfuerzos dieron frutos.
Tatoeba #116454(opens in a new tab)彼女の努力は報われた。
Her efforts were to good purpose.
Sus esfuerzos fueron recompensados.
Tatoeba #94120(opens in a new tab)彼はその問題を解こうと努力した。
He exerted himself to solve the problem.
Tatoeba #97844(opens in a new tab)