励む

はげむ
hagemu

to be zealous, to make an effort

What does 励む mean?

励む is a Japanese verb meaning to be zealous, to make an effort in English. It is written as 励む in kanji, はげむ in hiragana, and hagemu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

今まで以上にいっそう勉強にみなさい。

You should study even more than before.

Conjugation of 励む

AffirmativeNegative
Plain励むはげむ励まないはげまない
Plain past励んだはげんだ励まなかったはげまなかった
Polite励みますはげみます励みませんはげみません
Polite past励みましたはげみました励みませんでしたはげみませんでした

Other forms

Te-form励んではげんで
Potential励めるはげめる
Passive励まれるはげまれる
Volitional励もうはげもう
Causative励ませるはげませる
Conditional励めばはげめば

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Transitive partner

励む (it happens by itself)·励ます (someone does it)

励む describes something happening by itself. 励ます describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.

Words sharing kanji with 励む

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