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    3. 努める

    努める

    努つとめ​る​

    to endeavor (to do)

    N2KMT5News #6+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    勉める力める

    つとめる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to endeavor (to do), to endeavour, to try hard, to work hard, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to devote oneself, to be committed (to doing)

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    毎ま日い日に本ち語ごを勉べん強きょうするように努とめています。

    I am trying to study Japanese every day.

    KMT4Daily LifeEducation
    彼かれは常つねに最さい高こうのパフォーマンスを出だすよう努つとめている。

    He always strives to deliver his best performance.

    KMT5Daily LifeWork & Career
    環かん境きょう保ほ護ごのため、ゴミの削さく減げんに努つとめるべきです。

    We should strive to reduce waste for environmental protection.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    健けん康こうを維い持じするため、バランスの取とれた食しょく事じと運うん動どうに努つとめています。

    To maintain my health, I strive for a balanced diet and exercise.

    KMT6Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    私わたしたちは、お客きゃく様さまの期き待たいに応こたえられるよう、日ひ々びサービスの向こう上じょうに努つとめております。

    We strive daily to improve our services so that we can meet our customers' expectations.

    KMT7Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    努
    つと.める…(1)
    toil・diligent・as much as possible
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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