No. 3,152 in Japanese
努める
To strive; to make an effort.
In a sentence
私は毎日目標に向かって努めています。
I strive towards my goals every day.
Here, '努める' is used to indicate personal effort and striving towards a goal.
彼はチームの成功のために努めました。
He exerted effort for the team's success.
In this case, '努める' conveys directed effort towards achieving a collective objective.
健康であるように、食生活を改善することに努めています。
In order to be healthy, I am trying to improve my dietary habits.
Here, '努める' is being used to express trying or exerting effort to accomplish an improvement in personal habits.
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