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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 勵む (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Cognate with the adjective 激しい (hageshii).[1] Possibly from はげ (hage, root of 激しい) + む (-mu). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「励む」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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| Stem forms
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Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
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励む
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はげむ
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| Imperative (命令形)
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励め
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はげめ
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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励まれる
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はげまれる
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| Causative
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励ませる
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はげませる
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| Potential
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励める
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はげめる
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| Volitional
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励もう
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はげもー
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| Negative
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励まない
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はげまない
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| Negative perfective
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励まなかった
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はげまなかった
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| Formal
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励みます
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はげみます
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| Perfective
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励んだ
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はげんだ
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| Conjunctive
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励んで
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はげんで
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| Hypothetical conditional
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励めば
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はげめば
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Verb
励む • (hagemu) intransitive godan (stem 励み (hagemi), past 励んだ (hagenda))
- to be zealous, to be preoccupied with, to strive
- ジョギングに励んだ。
- Jogingu ni hagenda.
- We have been quite keen on running.
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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励ま
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はげま
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hagema
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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励み
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はげみ
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hagemi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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励む
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はげむ
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hagemu
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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励む
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はげむ
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hagemu
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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励め
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はげめ
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hageme
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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励め
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はげめ
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hageme
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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励まれる
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はげまれる
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hagemareru
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| Causative
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励ませる
励ます
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はげませる
はげます
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hagemaseru
hagemasu
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| Potential
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励める
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はげめる
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hagemeru
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| Volitional
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励もう
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はげもう
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hagemō
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| Negative
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励まない
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はげまない
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hagemanai
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| Negative continuative
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励まず
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はげまず
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hagemazu
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| Formal
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励みます
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はげみます
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hagemimasu
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| Perfective
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励んだ
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はげんだ
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hagenda
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| Conjunctive
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励んで
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はげんで
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hagende
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| Hypothetical conditional
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励めば
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はげめば
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hagemeba
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Synonyms
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.