励む

• 読み: はげむ
• ローマ字: hagemu
• 漢字の分解: 励 (hage/rei) — encourage, strive, endeavour
• 発音: /ha.ɡe.mɯ/

意味

To work hard; to strive; to devote oneself to an endeavour. Conveys sustained, earnest effort.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb. Takes に to mark the activity one is striving at. More formal and literary than 頑張る, and often used in written Japanese, speeches, and business contexts.

例文

1. 彼は毎日練習に励んでいる。
2. 試験に合格するために勉強に励んだ。
3. 社員一同、業務に励んでまいります。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, study, sports, business

トーン: earnest

起源と歴史

The kanji 励 combines 力 (power/strength) and 厲 (whetstone/sharpen), conveying the image of sharpening one's efforts.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal