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努める

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

努める — “to strive, to endeavor, to make an effort”

努める (read つとめる) means to strive, to endeavor, to make an effort. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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つとめる

Meaning

to strive, to endeavor, to make an effort

努める in a sentence

改善かいぜんに努めるつとめる。

I strive to improve.

The kanji in 努める

努to make an effort

Words that share a kanji with 努める

努力どりょく— effort, endeavor

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