努めて[つとめて] (tsutomete)

make an effort!, work hard!

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 2
  • #296540 most frequent

Meaning

努めて (つとめて, tsutomete) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “make an effort!, work hard!”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

かれつとめて 平静へいせいよそおった

He tried as hard as he could to appear calm.

心と体のケアに努めています。

I try to maintain myself mentally and physically.

彼はそれを忘れようと努めている。

He is striving to forget that.

私は今努めている学校で五校目です。

The school that I am working at now is the fifth school.