努める
N2つとめる tsutomeru
- to strive
- to endeavor
- to make an effort
ichidan verbintransitive
Chinese meanings
努力;尽力
Chinese notes
努める表示努力;務める指担任职务,勤める指受雇工作。
Examples
- 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.帮佣们努力执行主人的命令。
- 彼は駅に早く着くように努めた。He made an effort to get to the station early.他努力争取早到车站。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('ad4ecf843d'); // 努める
{
"id": "ad4ecf843d",
"word": "努める",
"reading": "つとめる",
"romaji": "tsutomeru",
"meanings": [
"to strive",
"to endeavor",
"to make an effort"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"v1",
"vi"
],
"jmdict_id": 1240820,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "お手伝いさんたちは主人の命令を実行しようと努めた。",
"furigana": "お{手伝|てつだ}いさんたちは{主人|しゅじん}の{命令|めいれい}を{実行|じっこう}しようと{努|つと}めた。",
"en": "The servants tried to carry out their master's order.",
"tatoeba_id": 227053
},
{
"ja": "彼は駅に早く着くように努めた。",
"furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{駅|えき}に{早|はや}く{着|つ}くように{努|つと}めた。",
"en": "He made an effort to get to the station early.",
"tatoeba_id": 109598
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "1131ac2fe07dcdc341113190de675358dd09960ef718dba464c66246000774db",
"meanings": [
"努力",
"尽力"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "お手伝いさんたちは主人の命令を実行しようと努めた。",
"zh": "帮佣们努力执行主人的命令。"
},
{
"ja": "彼は駅に早く着くように努めた。",
"zh": "他努力争取早到车站。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/ad4ecf843d",
"JMdict ent_seq 1240820; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"notes": "努める表示努力;務める指担任职务,勤める指受雇工作。",
"review_hash": "af2a9d7f1327e21f5336f33af4d4fb3c8573dd816b236e36ce696fe36f6f0428"
}
}