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Great Endeavor / To Strive

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nǔ lì

doryoku

노력

努力 means great effort; to strive; to try hard; great effort; great exertion; great endeavor (endeavour); great effort; to strive.

This “striving endeavor” word is valid in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

Five Reflections / Gosei

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shi se i ni moto ru na ka ri shi ka? gen kou ni ha zu ru na ka ri shi ka?
ki ryo ku ni ka ku ru na ka ri shi ka? do ryo ku ni u ra mi na ka ri shi ka?
bu sho u ni wa ta ru na ka ri shi ka?

These are the “Five Reflections” of Vice Admiral Hajime Matsushita of the Japanese Imperial Navy.

These days, the Five Reflections are recited or contemplated daily by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force recruits in training. This long proverb is popularly translated into English this way:

Hast thou not gone against sincerity?
Hast thou not felt ashamed of thy words and deeds?
Hast thou not lacked vigor?
Hast thou not exerted all possible efforts?
Hast thou not become slothful?

Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
努力 see styles	nǔ lì nu3 li4 nu li nuriki ぬりき	More info & calligraphy: 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
努力家 see styles	doryokuka どりょくか	努力家 Custom Scroll hard worker; hardworking person
努力賞 see styles	doryokushou / doryokusho どりょくしょう	努力賞 Custom Scroll prize awarded for good effort; consolation prize
貝努力贝努力 see styles	bèi nǔ lì bei4 nu3 li4 pei nu li	貝努力 Custom Scroll Bernoulli (Swiss mathematical family, including Johann (1667-1748) and Daniel (1700-1782))
企業努力 see styles	kigyoudoryoku / kigyodoryoku きぎょうどりょく	企業努力 Custom Scroll business efforts; corporate efforts
共同努力 see styles	gòng tóng nǔ lì gong4 tong2 nu3 li4 kung t`ung nu li kung tung nu li	共同努力 Custom Scroll to work together; to collaborate
刻苦努力 see styles	kè kǔ nǔ lì ke4 ku3 nu3 li4 k`o k`u nu li ko ku nu li	刻苦努力 Custom Scroll assiduous; taking great pains
加大努力 see styles	jiā dà nǔ lì jia1 da4 nu3 li4 chia ta nu li	加大努力 Custom Scroll to try harder; to redouble one's efforts
努力以赴 see styles	nǔ lì yǐ fù nu3 li4 yi3 fu4 nu li i fu	努力以赴 Custom Scroll to use one's best efforts to do something (idiom)
努力奮励 see styles	doryokufunrei / doryokufunre どりょくふんれい	努力奮励 Custom Scroll (noun/participle) (yoji) making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
努力目標 see styles	doryokumokuhyou / doryokumokuhyo どりょくもくひょう	努力目標 Custom Scroll goal to strive for; challenge
努力義務 see styles	doryokugimu どりょくぎむ	努力義務 Custom Scroll obligation to make a sincere effort (to follow a set of rules, etc.)
外交努力 see styles	gaikoudoryoku / gaikodoryoku がいこうどりょく	外交努力 Custom Scroll diplomatic efforts
奮励努力 see styles	funreidoryoku / funredoryoku ふんれいどりょく	奮励努力 Custom Scroll (noun/participle) (yoji) making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
奮闘努力 see styles	funtoudoryoku / funtodoryoku ふんとうどりょく	奮闘努力 Custom Scroll (noun/participle) (yoji) try one's best; all-out effort; strenuous efforts
経営努力 see styles	keieidoryoku / keedoryoku けいえいどりょく	経営努力 Custom Scroll management effort; managerial effort; operation action
自助努力 see styles	jijodoryoku じじょどりょく	自助努力 Custom Scroll (noun/participle) self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
たゆまず努力 see styles	tayumazudoryoku たゆまずどりょく	たゆまず努力 Custom Scroll (noun/participle) untiring labor (labour)
努力も空しく see styles	doryokumomunashiku どりょくもむなしく	努力も空しく Custom Scroll (exp,adv) after efforts in vain
努力も虚しく see styles	doryokumomunashiku どりょくもむなしく	努力も虚しく Custom Scroll (exp,adv) after efforts in vain
少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 see styles	shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi shao4 zhuang4 bu4 nu3 li4 , lao3 da4 tu2 shang1 bei1 shao chuang pu nu li , lao ta t`u shang pei shao chuang pu nu li , lao ta tu shang pei	Buy Custom Scroll if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
Variations: 努力の賜物努力のたまもの see styles	doryokunotamamono どりょくのたまもの	(exp,n) fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
Variations: 努力も虚しく努力も空しく see styles	doryokumomunashiku どりょくもむなしく	(exp,adv) after efforts in vain

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Great Endeavor To Strive	努力	doryoku / doryoku	nǔ lì / nu3 li4 / nu li / nuli
Five Reflections Gosei	一至誠に悖るなかりしか一言行に恥づるなかりしか一氣力に缺くるなかりしか一努力に憾みなかりしか一不精に亘るなかりしか	shi se i ni moto ru na ka ri shi ka? gen kou ni ha zu ru na ka ri shi ka? ki ryo ku ni ka ku ru na ka ri shi ka? do ryo ku ni u ra mi na ka ri shi ka? bu sho u ni wa ta ru na ka ri shi ka? shi se i ni moto ru na ka ri shi ka? gen ko ni ha zu ru na ka ri shi ka? ki ryo ku ni ka ku ru na ka ri shi ka? do ryo ku ni u ra mi na ka ri shi ka? bu sho u ni wa ta ru na ka ri shi ka?