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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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qín
    qin2
ch`in
    chin
 tsutome
    つとめ

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Diligence
diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant
(personal name) Tsutome
vīrya, energy, zeal, fortitude, virility; intp. also as 精進 one of the pāramitās.


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qiǎng
    qiang3
ch`iang
    chiang
 kyou / kyo
    きょう

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Strong / Powerful / Force
to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effort
(suffix) (1) (ant: 弱・1) a little over; a little more than; (2) (ant: 弱・2) strength; the strong; (suffix) (3) powerhouse; one of the biggest; one of the most powerful; (suffix) (4) (after a number on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale; e.g. 5強) (ant: 弱・3) -upper (seismic intensity); (personal name) Tsuyomi
Strong, forceful, violent; to force; to strengthen.


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zhēng
    zheng1
cheng
 ikadeka

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Fight for a Goal
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
why is it so...?

努力

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nǔ lì
    nu3 li4
nu li
 doryoku
    どりょく

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Great Endeavor / To Strive
to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
(n,vs,vi) effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving; (surname) Nuriki
to strive

勤求

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qín qiú
    qin2 qiu2
ch`in ch`iu
    chin chiu
 gongu
    ごんぐ

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Buddha Seeking
inquiring the Buddha way
To seek diligently (after the good).

求道

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qiú dào
    qiu2 dao4
ch`iu tao
    chiu tao
 kyuudou; gudou / kyudo; gudo
    きゅうどう; ぐどう

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Seeking Truth
(esp. ぐどう in Buddhism) seeking after truth; (personal name) Motomichi
to seek (practice for, strive for) enlightenment

自強


自强

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zì qiáng
    zi4 qiang2
tzu ch`iang
    tzu chiang
 jikyou / jikyo
    じきょう

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Inner Strength / Self-Improvement
to strive for self-improvement
(noun/participle) strenuous effort

安貧樂道


安贫乐道

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ān pín lè dào
    an1 pin2 le4 dao4
an p`in le tao
    an pin le tao

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Better to be Happy than Rich
to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)

自強不息


自强不息

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zì qiáng bù xī
    zi4 qiang2 bu4 xi1
tzu ch`iang pu hsi
    tzu chiang pu hsi

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Always Striving for Inner Strength
to strive unremittingly; self-improvement

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    nu3
nu
 yume
    ゆめ
to exert; to strive
(adverb) (kana only) (archaism) never; by no means; (male given name) Tsutomu


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    wu4
wu
 tsutomu
    つとむ
affair; business; matter; to be engaged in; to attend to; by all means
(male given name) Tsutomu
to strive


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duó
    duo2
to
 datsu
to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose
Snatch, carry off, take by force; decide.


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qín
    qin2
ch`in
    chin
 gon
variant of 勤[qin2]; industrious; solicitous
strive


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zhèng
    zheng4
cheng
to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)


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yíng
    ying2
ying
 ei / e
    えい
camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for
(surname) Ei
occupied


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    wu4
wu
(bound form) to rush about; to strive for


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mǐn
    min3
min
to strive

不爭


不争

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bù zhēng
    bu4 zheng1
pu cheng
widely known; incontestable; undeniable; to not strive for; to not contend for

企及

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qǐ jí
    qi3 ji2
ch`i chi
    chi chi
 kikyuu / kikyu
    ききゅう
to hope to reach; to strive for
(noun/participle) attempt

住果

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zhù guǒ
    zhu4 guo3
chu kuo
 sumika
    すみか
(personal name) Sumika
Abiding in the fruit; e.g. śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas who rest satisfied in their attainments and do not strive for Buddhahood; they are known as住果緣覺 or住果羅漢.

創優


创优

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chuàng yōu
    chuang4 you1
ch`uang yu
    chuang yu
to strive for excellence

力圖


力图

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lì tú
    li4 tu2
li t`u
    li tu
to try hard to; to strive to

力精

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lì jīng
    li4 jing1
li ching
 rikishō
to strive

励む

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 hagemu
    はげむ
(v5m,vi) to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to; to make an effort; to be zealous

勉力

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miǎn lì
    mian3 li4
mien li
to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself

勉勵


勉励

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miǎn lì
    mian3 li4
mien li
 benrei
to encourage
to strive

図る

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 hakaru
    はかる
(transitive verb) (1) to plan; to attempt; to devise; (2) to plot; to conspire; to scheme; (3) to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek

奔頭


奔头

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bèn tou
    ben4 tou5
pen t`ou
    pen tou
something to strive for; prospect

奮力


奋力

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fèn lì
    fen4 li4
fen li
to do everything one can; to spare no effort; to strive

奮鬥


奋斗

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fèn dòu
    fen4 dou4
fen tou
to strive; to struggle

希求

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xī qiú
    xi1 qiu2
hsi ch`iu
    hsi chiu
 motomu
    もとむ
(noun/participle) longing; great desire; aspiration; (female given name) Motomu
to strive for

殫力


殚力

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dān lì
    dan1 li4
tan li
to strive; endeavor

求取

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qiú qǔ
    qiu2 qu3
ch`iu ch`ü
    chiu chü
 gushu
to seek after; to strive for
get hold of

營求


营求

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yíng qiú
    ying2 qiu2
ying ch`iu
    ying chiu
to seek; to strive for

營謀


营谋

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yíng móu
    ying2 mou2
ying mou
to do business; to manage; to strive for; to use every possible means (toward a goal)

爭光


争光

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zhēng guāng
    zheng1 guang1
cheng kuang
to win an honor; to strive to win a prize

爭取


争取

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zhēng qǔ
    zheng1 qu3
cheng ch`ü
    cheng chü
to fight for; to strive for; to win over

爭寵


争宠

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zhēng chǒng
    zheng1 chong3
cheng ch`ung
    cheng chung
to strive for favor

爭得


争得

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zhēng dé
    zheng1 de2
cheng te
to obtain by an effort; to strive to get something

爭衡


争衡

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zhēng héng
    zheng1 heng2
cheng heng
to struggle for mastery; to strive for supremacy

爭鋒


争锋

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zhēng fēng
    zheng1 feng1
cheng feng
to strive

盡力


尽力

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jìn lì
    jin4 li4
chin li
 jinriki
to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
to exhaust one's powers

謀取


谋取

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móu qǔ
    mou2 qu3
mou ch`ü
    mou chü
to seek; to strive for; to obtain; see also 牟取[mou2 qu3]

謀求


谋求

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móu qiú
    mou2 qiu2
mou ch`iu
    mou chiu
to seek; to strive for

謀食


谋食

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móu shí
    mou2 shi2
mou shih
to make a living; to strive to earn a living

講求


讲求

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jiǎng qiú
    jiang3 qiu2
chiang ch`iu
    chiang chiu
to stress; to emphasize; particular about something; to strive for

鵬摶


鹏抟

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péng tuán
    peng2 tuan2
p`eng t`uan
    peng tuan
to strive for greatness

力める

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 tsutomeru
    つとめる
(transitive verb) to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)

努める

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 tsutomeru
    つとめる
(transitive verb) to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)

勉める

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 tsutomeru
    つとめる
(transitive verb) to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)

取組む

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 torikumu
    とりくむ
    tokkumu
    とっくむ
(v5m,vi) to tackle; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to come to grips with; to make effort; to strive for; to deal with

足掻く

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 agaku
    あがく
(v5k,vi) (1) (kana only) to paw (at) the ground; (v5k,vi) (2) (kana only) to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to flail about; (v5k,vi) (3) (kana only) to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive; to make every effort

力爭上游


力争上游

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lì zhēng shàng yóu
    li4 zheng1 shang4 you2
li cheng shang yu
to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result; to have high ambitions

努力目標

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 doryokumokuhyou / doryokumokuhyo
    どりょくもくひょう
goal to strive for; challenge

勤修方便

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qín xiū fāng biàn
    qin2 xiu1 fang1 bian4
ch`in hsiu fang pien
    chin hsiu fang pien
 gonshu hōben
[strive to] cultivate skillful means

勵精圖治


励精图治

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lì jīng tú zhì
    li4 jing1 tu2 zhi4
li ching t`u chih
    li ching tu chih
(of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)

取り組む

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 torikumu
    とりくむ
(v5m,vi) to tackle; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to come to grips with; to make effort; to strive for; to deal with

好大喜功

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hào dà xǐ gōng
    hao4 da4 xi3 gong1
hao ta hsi kung
to rejoice in grandiose deeds; to strive to achieve extraordinary things

子マダム

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 komadamu
    こマダム
wealthy women who strive to follow the fashions exactly and be seen in all the right place

求好心切

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qiú hǎo xīn qiè
    qiu2 hao3 xin1 qie4
ch`iu hao hsin ch`ieh
    chiu hao hsin chieh
to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom); to strive to achieve the best possible results; to be a perfectionist

爭取時效


争取时效

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zhēng qǔ shí xiào
    zheng1 qu3 shi2 xiao4
cheng ch`ü shih hsiao
    cheng chü shih hsiao
to strive to get something done while the timing is right

盡力而為


尽力而为

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jìn lì ér wéi
    jin4 li4 er2 wei2
chin li erh wei
to try one's utmost; to strive

自強自立


自强自立

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zì qiáng zì lì
    zi4 qiang2 zi4 li4
tzu ch`iang tzu li
    tzu chiang tzu li
to strive for self-improvement

タッグを組む

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 tagguokumu
    タッグをくむ
(exp,v5m) to work together; to strive together; to form a tag team

相互理解を図る

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 sougorikaiohakaru / sogorikaiohakaru
    そうごりかいをはかる
(exp,v5r) to strive for mutual understanding

Variations:
図る(P)
謀る

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 hakaru
    はかる
(transitive verb) (1) to plan; to attempt; to devise; (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 謀る) to plot; to conspire; to scheme; (transitive verb) (3) (図る only) to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek; (transitive verb) (4) to deceive; to trick; to take in

百尺竿頭,更進一步


百尺竿头,更进一步

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bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
    bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 , geng4 jin4 yi1 bu4
pai ch`ih kan t`ou , keng chin i pu
    pai chih kan tou , keng chin i pu
lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom); fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better

人往高處走,水往低處流


人往高处走,水往低处流

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rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
    ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2
jen wang kao ch`u tsou , shui wang ti ch`u liu
    jen wang kao chu tsou , shui wang ti chu liu
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom); one should constantly strive to make progress

Variations:
図る(P)
謀る(P)

see styles
 hakaru
    はかる
(transitive verb) (1) to plan; to attempt; to devise; (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 謀る) to plot; to conspire; to scheme; (transitive verb) (3) (図る only) to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek; (transitive verb) (4) (謀る only) to deceive; to trick; to take in

Variations:
努める(P)
勉める
力める

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 tsutomeru
    つとめる
(transitive verb) to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)

Variations:
足掻く
踠く
足搔く(oK)

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 agaku
    あがく
(v5k,vi) (1) (kana only) to paw (at) the ground; (v5k,vi) (2) (kana only) to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to flail about; (v5k,vi) (3) (kana only) to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive; to make every effort

Variations:
エコノミックアニマル
エコノミック・アニマル

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 ekonomikkuanimaru; ekonomikku animaru
    エコノミックアニマル; エコノミック・アニマル
(derogatory term) (term orig. used in South and Southeast Asia in the 1960's and 70's in ref. to the Japanese) economic animal; person or people who only strive for profit

Variations:
努める(P)
勉める(rK)
力める(rK)

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 tsutomeru
    つとめる
(v1,vi) to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to devote oneself; to be committed (to doing)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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