Kanji
努
N3
7 strokes
Grade 4
freq #749
toil, diligent, as much as possible
On'yomi (音読み)
ド
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
つと.める
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
努力
どりょく
effort; exertion
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; challenge
外交努力
がいこうどりょく
diplomatic efforts
努
ど
third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
企業努力
きぎょうどりょく
business efforts; corporate efforts
経営努力
けいえいどりょく
management effort; managerial effort
努努
ゆめゆめ
certainly; absolutely
努
ゆめ
never; by no means
奮闘努力
ふんとうどりょく
try one's best; all-out effort
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
努める
つとめる
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour
努めて
つとめて
as much as possible; as far as possible
努力の賜物
どりょくのたまもの
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
たゆまず努力
たゆまずどりょく
untiring labor (labour)
努力も虚しく
どりょくもむなしく
after efforts in vain
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は平和（へいわ）をもたらす努力（どりょく）をした。
He tried to bring about peace.
彼（かれ）は努力（どりょく）のおかげで成功（せいこう）した。
He succeeded by virtue of his efforts.
彼（かれ）は自分（じぶん）のふるまいを新（あたら）しい境遇（きょうぐう）に合（あ）わせるよう努（つと）めた。
He tried to adapt his conduct to his new environment.
彼（かれ）は駅（えき）に早（はや）く着（つ）くように努（つと）めた。
He made an effort to get to the station early.