努める (つとめる): to try, to aim — Japanese vocabulary
努める is read つとめる and means "to try, to aim". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
努める
- Reading
- つとめる · tsutomeru
- Translation
- to try, to aim
- Level
- JLPT N2
- Pitch accent
- つとめるが
Example
彼は駅に早く着くように努めた。
かれはえきにはやくつくようにつとめた。
He made an effort to get to the station early.
Kanji in this word
- 努 — effort
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