励む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
励
はげ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
勵む (kyūjitai)
Japanese verb pair
active 励ます
mediopassive 励む

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɡe̞mɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "励む"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
励む はげ​む [hàgéꜜmù]
Imperative (命令形) 励め はげ​め [hàgéꜜmè]
Key constructions
Passive 励まれる はげまれ​る [hàgémáréꜜrù]
Causative 励ませる はげませ​る [hàgémáséꜜrù]
Potential 励める はげめ​る [hàgéméꜜrù]
Volitional 励もう はげも​ー [hàgémóꜜò]
Negative 励まない はげま​ない [hàgémáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 励まなかった はげま​なかった [hàgémáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 励みます はげみま​す [hàgémímáꜜsù]
Perfective 励んだ はげ​んだ [hàgéꜜǹdà]
Conjunctive 励んで はげ​んで [hàgéꜜǹdè]
Hypothetical conditional 励めば はげ​めば [hàgéꜜmèbà]

Verb

励(はげ)む • (hagemu) intransitive godan (stem 励(はげ)み (hagemi), past 励(はげ)んだ (hagenda))

  1. to be zealous, to be preoccupied with, to strive
    ジョギングに励(はげ)んだ。
    Jogingu ni hagenda.
    We have been quite keen on running.

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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