励む
はげむ
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to; to make an effort; to be zealous
Kanji
- 励 encourage. Read as はげむ.
Example sentences
- 彼は休養するどころか、かえっていつもより仕事に励んだ。
Instead of taking a rest, he worked much harder than usual. - みんなそれぞれ自分の仕事に励んでいた。
Everybody was going about his business. - 彼は著述に励んでいた。
He was fully occupied with his writing. - 彼は勉強に励んでいる。
He is diligent in his study. - 彼は、科学者になるために勉学に励みました。
He studied hard to become a scientist.
Common phrases
- 練習に励む
- 勉学に励む
- 修行に励む
- 稽古に励む
- トレーニングに励む
- リハビリに励む
- 勉強に励む (べんきょうにはげむ) to work hard at one's lessons
- 研究に励む
- 仕事に励む
- 訓練に励む
- 作りに励む
- レッスンに励む
- 修業に励む
- 習得に励む
- 鍛錬に励む
Related forms
- 励ます (はげます) to encourage (transitive partner)