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力を尽くす (ちからをつくす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

力ちからを尽つくす

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-su)

exert oneself; make every effort; do one's best

Implies putting in all one's strength or ability to accomplish something. Often used in contexts of hard work, dedication, or strenuous effort.

彼かれは試し験けんに合ごう格かくするために力ちからを尽つくした。
He exerted himself to pass the exam.

チームのために力ちからを尽つくします。

I will do my best for the team.

Kanji

力power, strength, strong
尽exhaust, use up, run out of

Similar words

努ど力りょくする
努力する is a more general 'to make an effort', while 力を尽くす emphasizes exhausting one's full strength or capacity.
全ぜん力りょくを尽つくす
全力を尽くす explicitly means 'to give one's all', similar in intensity but more direct about using full power.

Etymology

Compound of 力 (chikara, 'power, strength') + を (object marker) + 尽くす (tsukusu, 'to exhaust, use up'). Literally 'to exhaust one's strength'.