励む (はげむ): to be zealous, to make an effort — Japanese vocabulary
励む is read はげむ and means "to be zealous, to make an effort". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
励む
- Reading
- はげむ · hagemu
- Translation
- to be zealous, to make an effort
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- はげむが
Example
彼は弁護士になるために日夜勉強に励んだ。
かれはべんごしになるためににちやべんきょうにはげんだ。
He studied day and night with a view to becoming a lawyer.
Kanji in this word
- 励 — encourage, strive
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