Word Meaning 尽くす

つくす tsukusu

尽くす is read as つくす (tsukusu) and means to do to exhaustion.

Meaning

English

to do to exhaustion
to do completely
to do fully
to use up
to exhaust
to run out of
to devote oneself (to)
to do one's utmost (for)

Reading

Kana

つくす

Romaji

tsukusu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7488 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尽きる

つきる

to be used up

尽力

じんりょく

efforts

尽未来際

じんみらいさい

to the end of time

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.)

無尽蔵

むじんぞう

inexhaustible supply