努めて
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term |
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努 |
つと Grade: 4 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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勉めて (uncommon) 力めて (uncommon) |
Etymology
[edit]Extension of regular verb form 務めて (tsutomete), from 務める (tsutomeru, “to make an effort, to work at something”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- [from mid-1200s] as much as possible, as far as possible; to the best of one’s ability, diligently
References
[edit]- ^ “勤て・勉て・努て”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “努めて”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN