Sign up
努

努 — toil, diligent, as much as possible

On
ド
Kun
つとめる
Strokes
7
JLPT
N3
School grade
4

Common words with 努

  • 努力どりょくeffort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; strivingCommon

    俺はベストを尽くそうと努力している。
    I gotta try to do my best.

  • 努めるつとめるto endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to mak…Common

    お手伝いさんたちは主人の命令を実行しようと努めた。
    The servants tried to carry out their master's order.

  • 努めてつとめてas much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligent…Common

    水面から飛び立つ鳥は努めてあとを濁さぬようにする。
    A bird flying out of the water is careful not to cause turbulence.

  • 努力家どりょくかhard worker; hardworking personRare
  • 企業努力きぎょうどりょくbusiness efforts; corporate effortsRare
  • 経営努力けいえいどりょくmanagement effort; managerial effort; operation actionRare
  • 努力賞どりょくしょうprize awarded for good effort; consolation prizeRare
  • 努力目標どりょくもくひょうgoal to strive for; challengeRare
  • 努力義務どりょくぎむobligation to make a sincere effort (to follow a set of rules, etc.)Rare
  • 外交努力がいこうどりょくdiplomatic effortsRare
  • 奮闘努力ふんとうどりょくtry one's best; all-out effort; strenuous effortsRare
  • 努力の賜物どりょくのたまものfruit of one's labor; result of one's effortsRare
  • 努力も虚しくどりょくもむなしくafter efforts in vainRare
  • 努どthird principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward strokeRare
  • 自助努力じじょどりょくself-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavorRare
  • 努努ゆめゆめcertainly; absolutelyRare
  • たゆまず努力たゆまずどりょくuntiring labor (labour)Rare
  • 奮励努力ふんれいどりょくmaking strenuous efforts; exerting oneselfRare
  • 努力奮励どりょくふんれいmaking strenuous efforts; exerting oneselfRare

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 10 words that use 努.

  • 努力 どりょく effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
  • 努める つとめる to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to mak…
  • 努めて つとめて as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligent…
  • 努力家 どりょくか hard worker; hardworking person
  • 外交努力 がいこうどりょく diplomatic efforts

Find every word your kanji unlock

Tell hanago which kanji you know. It finds every word they build, so you can learn the ones that stick easily.

See every word your kanji unlock — free

Related kanji