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effort in Japanese

effort in Japanese is 努力 — effort means physical or mental energy put into doing something.

effort in Japanese

努力
noun
Pronounced: doryoku
The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

What does "effort" mean?

  1. noun Physical or mental energy put into doing something.
    "Learning to play the violin takes patience and a great deal of effort."
  2. noun An attempt to achieve something; an endeavor.
    "Volunteers made a big effort to clean the beach after the storm."
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effort in a sentence

  • Learning to play the violin takes patience and a great deal of effort.
  • It took a lot of effort to finish the marathon.
  • Volunteers made a big effort to clean the beach after the storm.
  • Despite his best efforts, the team could not fix the broken server.

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What is "effort" in Japanese?
"effort" in Japanese is 努力. effort means: Physical or mental energy put into doing something.
How do you pronounce 努力?
"effort" in Japanese is 努力, pronounced "doryoku".
How do you use "effort" in a sentence?
Example: "Learning to play the violin takes patience and a great deal of effort." In Japanese, "effort" is 努力.
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