Word Meaning 努めて (Tsutomete): as Much as Possible

Meaning

English

as much as possible
as far as possible
to the best of one's ability
diligently

Reading

Kana

つとめて

Romaji

tsutomete

Writing Variants

勉めて つとめて tsutomete
力めて つとめて tsutomete

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 16085 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

努力

どりょく

effort

努める

つとめる

to endeavor (to do)

努力義務

どりょくぎむ

obligation to make a sincere effort (to follow a set of rules, etc.)

努力目標

どりょくもくひょう

goal to strive for

努力賞

どりょくしょう

prize awarded for good effort

外交努力

がいこうどりょく

diplomatic efforts

企業努力

きぎょうどりょく

business efforts

経営努力

けいえいどりょく

management effort

Example Sentences

4

彼女は努めて冷静に話した。

かのじょはつとめてれいせいにはなした。

She tried to speak calmly.

人質にとられながら、彼は努めて勇敢に振る舞った。

He tried to brave it out while held as a hostage.

現在、通常のサービスの早急な復旧に努めています。

We are currently working to restore normal service as soon as possible.

新しいことに挑戦し続けるために、新しいニーズに応えるために、日々研究開発に努めています。

In order to continue to challenge new things, in order to meet new needs, we work day in day out in R&D.