JLPT N1 · Verb

励む (hagemu)

励む (はげむ, hagemu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to work hard; to try hard”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はげむ
Romaji: hagemu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

今まで以上にいっそう勉強に励みなさい。

You should study even more than before.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 励む

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	励む	はげむ hagemu
Polite (~masu)	励みます	はげみます hagemimasu
Negative	励まない	はげまない hagemanai
Polite negative	励みません	はげみません hagemimasen
Past	励んだ	はげんだ hagenda
Polite past	励みました	はげみました hagemimashita
Negative past	励まなかった	はげまなかった hagemanakatta
Te-form	励んで	はげんで hagende
Potential	励める	はげめる hagemeru
Passive	励まれる	はげまれる hagemareru
Causative	励ませる	はげませる hagemaseru
Volitional	励もう	はげもう hagemou
Imperative	励め	はげめ hageme
Conditional (~ba)	励めば	はげめば hagemeba

Kanji in 励む

励

encourage, be diligent, inspireレイ・はげ.む・はげ.ます · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 励む.

激励げきれいencouragement奨励しょうれいencouragement励ますはげますto encourage

Source: JMdict entry 1557390 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.