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Japanese
| Alternative spellings
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勉む
努む
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Etymology
From 力 (riki, “power, strength”) + む (-mu, verb forming suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
力む • (rikimu) transitive godan (stem 力み (rikimi), past 力んだ (rikinda))
- strain oneself, make strenuous efforts
- put up a strong front, make a strong showing
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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力ま
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りきま
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rikima
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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力み
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りきみ
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rikimi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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力む
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りきむ
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rikimu
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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力む
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りきむ
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rikimu
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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力め
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りきめ
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rikime
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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力め
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りきめ
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rikime
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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力まれる
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りきまれる
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rikimareru
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| Causative
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力ませる
力ます
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りきませる
りきます
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rikimaseru
rikimasu
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| Potential
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力める
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りきめる
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rikimeru
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| Volitional
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力もう
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りきもう
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rikimō
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| Negative
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力まない
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りきまない
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rikimanai
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| Negative continuative
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力まず
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りきまず
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rikimazu
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| Formal
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力みます
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りきみます
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rikimimasu
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| Perfective
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力んだ
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りきんだ
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rikinda
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| Conjunctive
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力んで
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りきんで
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rikinde
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| Hypothetical conditional
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力めば
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りきめば
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rikimeba
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References
- ^ “力”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ “力む”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN