努力（どりょく）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: effort
Example sentences
- 毎日の努力がやがて実を結ぶ。 — Daily effort will eventually bear fruit.
- 努力を続ければ、必ず上達する。 — If you keep at it, you're sure to improve.
Idioms & proverbs containing “努力”
- 奮励努力 (ふんれいどりょく) — making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
- 努力奮励 (どりょくふんれい) — making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
- 奮闘努力 (ふんとうどりょく) — try one's best; all-out effort; strenuous efforts
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