Illustration: At a community center craft table, an adult carefully attempts to fold an origami crane while a patient older neighbor demonstrates beside them. Several earlier attempts lie nearby with crooked wings and collapsed necks.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

努つとめる

tsutomeru

to make an effort

勤める means to work for an employer. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. お手伝てつだいさんたちは主人しゅじんの命令めいれいを実行じっこうしようと努つとめた。

    The servants tried to carry out their master’s order.

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  2. 私わたしは笑わらわないように努つとめた。

    I tried not to laugh.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 自制じせいするよう努つとめなさい。

    Try to control yourself.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 努

  • 努toil; diligentOnドKunつとめる

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