N2Verb

⚙️Actions & States (generic)

努めるつとめる

tsutomeru

to try, to aim

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Example sentence

物事を自分でするよう努めなさい。

Try to do things for yourself.

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Kanji in 努める

toil, diligent, as much as possible

Sentences with 努める

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
努力	N3	どりょく	どりょくgreat effort, exertion, endeavor
努めて	N1	つとめて	つとめてas much as possible, making an effort to

More Actions & States (generic) words

Word	Reading	Meaning
お帰り	おかえり	おかえりreturn, welcome (polite)
気を付ける	きをつける	きをつけるto be careful, to pay attention, to take care
ストップ	ストップ	ストップstop
清掃	せいそう	せいそうcleaning
手入れ	ていれ	ていれrepairs, maintenance
接する	せっする	せっするto attend to (someone); to associate with
属する	ぞくする	ぞくするto belong to, to come under
当てはまる	あてはまる	あてはまるto be applicable, to come under (a category)

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