努めて

Japanese
Kanji in this term
努
つと
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
勉めて (uncommon)
力めて (uncommon)

Etymology

Extension of regular verb form 務めて (tsutomete), from 務める (tsutomeru, “to make an effort, to work at something”).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) つと​めて [tsùtóꜜmètè] (Nakadaka – [2])[3][4]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝto̞me̞te̞]

Adverb

努(つと)めて • (tsutomete) 

  1. [from mid-1200s] as much as possible, as far as possible; to the best of one’s ability, diligently
    努(つと)めて英(えい)語(ご)で話(はな)す ― tsutomete Eigo de hanasu ― to speak in English as much as possible

References
  1. “勤て・勉て・努て”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. “努めて”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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