努める (つとめる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

努める (つとめる) means to strive / to work hard.

See example sentences below.

努める at a glance

努める

つとめるtsutomeru

N2verb

to strive / to work hard

努めるつとめるtsutomeruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to strive / to work hard

Example 1

彼は会社のために努めている。

Translation

He is working hard for the company.

Example 2

目標達成のために努めましょう。

Translation

Let's strive to achieve the goal.