Word Meaning し尽す

しつくす shitsukusu

し尽す is read as しつくす (shitsukusu) and means to leave nothing undone.

Meaning

English

to leave nothing undone
to do all in one's might
to do everything possible

Reading

Kana

しつくす

Romaji

shitsukusu

Writing Variants

し尽くす しつくす shitsukusu
為尽くす しつくす shitsukusu
為尽す しつくす shitsukusu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 139668 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尽くす

つくす

to do to exhaustion

論じ尽くす

ろんじつくす

to discuss fully

出尽くす

でつくす

to come out completely

立ち尽くす

たちつくす

to keep standing

八方手を尽くす

はっぽうてをつくす

to try all possible means

人事を尽くす

じんじをつくす

to do as much as is humanly possible

全力を尽くす

ぜんりょくをつくす

to do one's best

死力を尽くす

しりょくをつくす

to make frantic efforts

言葉を尽くす

ことばをつくす

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.)

手段を尽くす

しゅだんをつくす

to try everything

見尽くす

みつくす

to see everything

力を尽くす

ちからをつくす

to exert oneself