力む

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
りき
Grade: 1
goon
Alternative spellings
勉む
努む

Etymology

From (riki, power, strength) +‎ (-mu, verb forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Verb

(りき) (rikimutransitive godan (stem (りき) (rikimi), past (りき)んだ (rikinda))

  1. strain oneself, make strenuous efforts
  2. put up a strong front, make a strong showing

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 力む”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN