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    3. 励む

    励む

    励はげむ​

    to work hard

    N1KMT10News #32+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    はげむ

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to work hard, to try hard, to strive, to endeavour, to endeavor, to devote oneself to, to make an effort, to be zealous

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    彼かれは毎まい日にち勉べん強きょうに励はげんでいる。

    He works hard at his studies every day.

    KMT7Daily LifeEducation
    健けん康こうのために、毎まい日にちのウォーキングに励はげんでいる。

    For my health, I am diligently walking every day.

    KMT9Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    目もく標ひょう達たっ成せいのため、チーム全ぜん員いんが一いっ致ち団だん結けつして励はげんだ。

    To achieve the goal, the entire team united and strived hard.

    KMT10Work & CareerSports & Martial Arts
    困こん難なんな状じょう況きょうにもかかわらず、彼かれは決けっして諦あきらめずに研けん究きゅうに励はげみ続つづけた。

    Despite the difficult circumstances, he never gave up and continued to devote himself to his research.

    KMT10Work & CareerScience & MathEmotions & Psychology
    語ご学がく学がく習しゅうに励はげむことで、異い文ぶん化か理り解かいが深ふかまる。

    By diligently studying languages, cross-cultural understanding deepens.

    KMT10EducationCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    励
    はげ.む・はげ.ます…(1)
    encourage・be diligent・inspire
    Kanji
    む
    mu
    Kana
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