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努 — strive

努 means “strive”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ド (do). Kun'yomi: つと(める) (tsutomeru). You'll see it in words such as 努める (tsutomeru, “to endeavor; to try hard”).

努
Stroke order of 努
Meaning
strive
On'yomi
ド (do)
Kun'yomi
つと(める) (tsutomeru)
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N2 · set Doing & acting

How to remember 努

Sounds like 奴: both read ド.

Parts: 奴 guy · 力 power

Words with 努

WordReadingMeaning
努めるつとめる tsutomeru kunto endeavor; to try hard
努めてつとめて tsutomete kunas much as possible; as far as possible

Don't confuse it with

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