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Words — 1 found

つ 尽くす
Common word JLPT N1 Wanikani level 50 Play audio Show inflections Links
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to use up; to exhaust; to run out of​
  • トロールぎょせんトロール漁船
  • は
  • えんがん沿岸
  • の
  • さかな魚
  • を
  • とり
  • つくしました
    • 。
Fishing trawlers have fished out all the local waters.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause)​
  • あらゆる
  • ところ所
  • の
  • ひとびと人々
  • が
  • せかいへいわ世界平和
  • に
  • つ尽くす
  • みんしゅう民衆
  • の
  • しどうしゃ指導者
  • を
  • せつぼう切望
  • している
    • 。
People everywhere yearn for public leaders dedicated to world peace.
Suffix, Godan verb with 'su' ending
3. to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully​See also 食べ尽くす, after masu stem of verb
Other forms
尽す 【つくす】、盡す 【つくす】
Notes
盡す: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Kanji — 1 found

7.176765657373415
6 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
尽
exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve
Kun: つ.きる、 つ.くす、 つ.かす、 -づ.く、 -ず.く、 ことごと.く
On: ジン、 サン
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Sentences — 176 found

  • jreibun/618/2
    • にじゅうねんかん20年間
      • 会社に
    • つ尽くして
      • きたつもりだが、
    • こうかく降格
      • に
    • ひと等しい
      • 、
    • い意
      • に
    • そ沿わぬ
    • いどう異動
      • を命じられ、退職の
    • ふたもじ/にもじ2文字
      • が私の頭をよぎった。
    I thought I had given my all to the company for 20 years, but I was ordered to move to a new position, which was tantamount to a demotion. This was against my wishes and the thought of resignation crossed my mind. — Jreibun
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