Illustration: In a compact home kitchen, an amateur cook attempts to flip a thick pancake by tossing it from the frying pan. The pancake hangs halfway through its turn, slightly off-center above the rim.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

試こころみる

kokoromiru

to try, to attempt

Example sentences

  1. 全すべての手段しゅだんが試こころみられたわけではない。

    Every means has not been tried.

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  2. 川かわを泳およいで渡わたろうと試こころみた。

    I attempted to swim across the river.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれは種々しゅじゅの方法ほうほうを試こころみた。

    He tried many different methods.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 試

  • 試test; tryOnシKunこころみる・ためす

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