尽力|じんりょくjinryoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbefforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
   彼かれは平和へいわを促進そくしんするために尽力じんりょくした。↗

   He worked hard to promote peace.

• Synonym努力どりょくNeutralThe broadest word for effort, stressing one's own striving; 「尽力」 stresses doing one's utmost for a cause or for others, often as 「ご尽力」 in thanks.
• Synonym努めるつとめるNeutralVerb for striving to do something, as in 「改善に努める」; stresses working toward a goal, and is less formal than 「尽力」.
• Synonym奮励ふんれいWrittenWritten word for rousing oneself to effort, often as 「奮励努力」; stresses firing up one's spirit, while 「尽力」 stresses working hard to get things done.
• Synonym骨折りほねおりNeutralPainstaking, strenuous effort, for others or oneself, as in 「長年の骨折りが報われる」; 「尽力」 stresses doing one's utmost.
• Synonym力行りっこうWrittenWritten and uncommon, for carrying things out with all one's might; stresses putting principles into practice oneself, while 「尽力」 stresses devoting effort to a cause.
• Related労苦ろうくWrittenWritten word for toil and hardship, stressing physical and mental strain; 「尽力」 stresses putting one's full effort into something.
• Related労力ろうりょくNeutralRefers to the labour or manpower a task requires, as in 「労力を惜しまない」; it names the effort needed, not the act of striving.
• Related心がけるこころがけるNeutralVerb for keeping something in mind and being careful to do it; stresses everyday habits, while 「尽力」 stresses striving hard to accomplish something.
• Related試みこころみNeutralAn attempt or trial; stresses simply trying something out and says nothing about how much effort goes in, unlike 「尽力」's sense of full exertion.
• Related苦労くろうNeutralHardship and worry; stresses the toil one has been through, while 「尽力」 stresses actively putting effort in.
• Related励むはげむNeutralVerb for working hard at something, as in 「練習に励む」; stresses sustained application, while 「尽力」 stresses doing one's utmost for a task.
• Related凝らすこらすNeutralVerb for concentrating one's mind or devoting ingenuity to something, as in 「工夫を凝らす」.
• RelatedトライCasualColloquial loanword for trying or attempting something, also a try in rugby; 「尽力」 is a formal, written Sino-Japanese word.
• Related取り組みとりくみNeutralEfforts or initiatives to tackle something, as in 「環境への取り組み」; stresses taking on an issue, while 「尽力」 stresses utmost exertion.
• RelatedいそしむWrittenElegant written verb for applying oneself diligently to something; uncommon, while 「尽力」 stresses putting one's full effort into a task.
• Antonym怠慢たいまんNeutralAntonym: negligence or neglect of one's duties; the opposite of 「尽力」.
• Antonym放棄ほうきNeutralAntonym: abandoning or giving something up; the opposite of 「尽力」's doing one's utmost.
• Antonym無為むいWrittenWritten antonym: idleness, doing nothing and letting time slip by; the opposite of 「尽力」.

Use 「尽力」 for doing your utmost for work, a cause, or other people, as in 「事業に尽力する」; thanks often take 「ご尽力いただき」. For effort in general say 「努力」, and for hardship 「苦労」 or 「骨折り」; the antonyms are 「怠慢」 and 「放棄」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 仕事しごとなどで力ちからを尽つくすこと。努力どりょく。