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    3. 尽くす

    尽くす

    尽つく​す​

    to use up

    N1KMT9News #28+1CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab9 strokes

    尽す盡す竭す

    つくす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to use up, to exhaust, to run out of

    Verb, Intransitive

    2.
    to devote oneself (to), to do one's utmost (for), to serve, to work (for a cause)

    Suffix, Verb

    3.
    to do to exhaustion, to do completely, to do fully

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは家か族ぞくのために尽 くしています。

    He devotes himself to his family.

    KMT7Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは会かい社しゃの発はっ展てんのために全ぜん力りょくを尽つくした。

    He did his utmost for the development of the company.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    プロジェクト成せい功こうのために、私わたしたちはあらゆる努ど力りょくを尽つくします。

    We will make every effort for the success of the project.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かの女じょは病びょう気きの母 親 に尽つくし、献けん身しん的てきに介かい護ごした。

    She devoted herself to her sick mother and nursed her selflessly.

    KMT9Daily LifeFamily & RelationshipsMedicine & Health
    どんな困こん難なんな状じょう況きょうでも、彼かれは最さい後ごまで最さい善ぜんを尽つくすことを諦あきらめなかった。

    Even in the most difficult situations, he never gave up on doing his best until the very end.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    尽
    つ.きる・つ.くす・つ.かす・-づ.く・-ず.く・ことごと.く…(2)
    exhaust・use up・run out of・deplete・befriend…(1)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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