尽くす

• 読み: つくす
• ローマ字: tsukusu
• 漢字の分解: 尽 (jin/tsu) — exhaust, use up, deplete
• 発音: /tsɯ.kɯ.sɯ/

意味

To exhaust; to use up; to do one's utmost; to serve devotedly.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb with two main uses: depleting a resource completely, and devoting oneself wholeheartedly to a person or cause. The latter sense carries a strong connotation of selfless service and dedication. Also functions as a suffix (e.g. 言い尽くす, 考え尽くす) meaning to do something thoroughly.

例文

1. 彼は会社のために力を尽くしてきた。
2. あらゆる手段を尽くしたが、解決には至らなかった。
3. 家族のために一生を尽くす覚悟だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: dedication, problem-solving, service

トーン: earnest

起源と歴史

From the kanji 尽 meaning to exhaust. The transitive partner of 尽きる (to be used up). Extended from the literal sense of using everything up to the figurative sense of giving everything one has.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal