努めて

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
つと
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
勉めて (uncommon)
力めて (uncommon)

Etymology

Extension of regular verb form 務めて (tsutomete), from 務める (tsutomeru, to make an effort, to work at something).

Pronunciation

Adverb

(つと)めて (tsutomete

  1. as much as possible, as far as possible; to the best of one’s ability, diligently
    (つと)めて(えい)()(はな)tsutomete Eigo de hanasuto speak in English as much as possible

References

  1. ^ 勤て・勉て・努て”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 努めて”, in デジタル大辞泉 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN