努
- On
- ど
- Kun
- つと.める
- Stroke count
- 7
・toil
・diligent
・as much as possible
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “努める”
努める
つとめる
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)
Example sentence
The servants tried to carry out their master's order.
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