尽くす
つくす
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to use up; to exhaust; to run out of
- Godan verb, Intransitive to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause)
- Suffix, Godan verb to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully (after the -masu stem of a verb) See also: 食べ尽くす (たべつくす).
Kanji
- 尽 exhaust. Read as つくす.
Example sentences
- 君は最善を尽くしさえすればよい。
All you have to do is do your best. - 君は最善をつくさなければならない。
You must do your best. - 最善を尽くす限りは援助してあげよう。
I'll help you so long as you do your best. - 環境を汚染しないよう我々は最善を尽くすべきである。
We ought to do our best not to pollute our environment. - 確かに彼は最善を尽くしたが、成功しなかった。
No doubt he did his best, but he didn't succeed.
Common phrases
- 埋め尽くす (うめつくす) to fill to capacity
- 力を尽くす (ちからをつくす) to exert oneself
- 焼き尽くす (やきつくす) to burn completely
- 限りを尽くす
- 全力を尽くす (ぜんりょくをつくす) to do one's best
- 発展に尽くす
- 説明を尽くす
- 忠義を尽くす
- 努力を尽くす
- 議論を尽くす
- 誠意を尽くす
- 国に尽くす
- 捜査を尽くす
- 審理を尽くす
- 救済に尽くす
Words containing 尽くす
- し尽くす (しつくす) to leave nothing undone
- 手段を尽くす (しゅだんをつくす) to try everything
- 死力を尽くす (しりょくをつくす) to make frantic efforts
And 4 more.