励む

はげむ

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour

JLPT N1 Common word

Meanings

Godan verb (-mu), Intransitive
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to; to make an effort; to be zealous

彼かれは勉強べんきょうに励はげんでいる。

He is diligent in his study.
彼かれは著述ちょじゅつに励はげんでいた。

He was fully occupied with his writing.
今いままで以上いじょうにいっそう勉強べんきょうに励はげみなさい。

You should study even more than before.
みんなそれぞれ自分じぶんの仕事しごとに励はげんでいた。

Everybody was going about his business.
彼かれは弁護士べんごしになるために日夜にちや勉強べんきょうに励はげんだ。

He studied day and night with a view to becoming a lawyer.

More examples (4)

彼かれは、科学者かがくしゃになるために勉学べんがくに励はげみました。

He studied hard to become a scientist.
彼かれは休養きゅうようするどころか、かえっていつもより仕事しごとに励はげんだ。

Instead of taking a rest, he worked much harder than usual.
しかし、アメリカ同様どうよう日本にほんも中流階級ちゅうりゅうかいきゅうの平均的へいきんてき収入しゅうにゅうの人々ひとびとが圧倒的多数あっとうてきたすうを占しめる国くになので、妻つまたちはメイドを雇やとわず、自分じぶんで何なにもかもに励はげむ。

However, like America, Japan is predominantly a middle-class, middle-income country, and so wives do not employ maids, but attend to everything themselves.
いいのよ。いままで実みのないブランド品ひんを高たかく売うりつけて暴利ぼうりをむさぼってきたんだから。今後こんごせいぜい良心的りょうしんてきな商売しょうばいにはげめばいいんだわ。

Never mind that. After all, up till now he's been stuffing himself on huge profits, selling brand-name goods of no real worth at high prices. From now on, he can just try his best at honest trade.