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励む

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 励む

Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #6134
1

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to; to make an effort; to be zealous

Examples
今まで以上にいっそう勉強に励みなさい。
You should study even more than before.

Kanji in this Word

7 strokes
Frequency: 1254
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

encourage
be diligent
inspire

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
レイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はげ.む
はげ.ます
📝

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