試みる (こころみる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

試みる (こころみる) means to try / to attempt.

See example sentences below.

試みる at a glance

試みる

こころみるkokoromiru

N1verb

to try / to attempt

試みるこころみるkokoromiruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to try / to attempt

Example 1

新しい方法を試みる。

Translation

I will try a new method.

Example 2

問題の解決を試みた。

Translation

I attempted to solve the problem.