JLPT N1 · Noun

試み (kokoromi)

試み (こころみ, kokoromi) is a Japanese noun meaning “attempt; trial”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こころみ
Romaji: kokoromi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

attempt; trial; experiment · noun
endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture; initiative · noun

Example sentences

私たちの試みはすべて無駄だった。

All our attempts were in vain.

Tatoeba #166960

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

Kanji in 試み

試

test, try, attemptシ・こころ.みる・ため.す · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 試み.

試合しあいmatch試験しけんexamination試しためしtrial試すためすto try (out)試みるこころみるto try

Source: JMdict entry 1312270 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.