努 (as much as possible, diligent, toil) - Kanji Codex

努

as much as possible, diligent, toil

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ド

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つと.める

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:4

Strokes:7

JLPT:3

Frequency:749

Vocabulary

ド

Word	Reading	Meaning
努力	ドリョク	effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
努力家	ドリョクカ	hard worker; hardworking person
努力賞	ドリョクショウ	prize awarded for good effort; consolation prize
奮励努力	フンレイドリョク	making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
自助努力	ジジョドリョク	self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
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)
努めて	つとめて	as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently
努力も虚しく	どりょくもむなしく	after efforts in vain
努	ゆめ	never; by no means
努努	ゆめゆめ	certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams

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