試み|こころみkokoromi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounattempt; trial; experiment
   私わたしたちの試こころみはすべて無駄むだだった。↗

   All our attempts were in vain.
2. nounendeavour (endeavor); effort; venture; initiative

• Synonym試しためしNeutralThe same word as above, also written 「験し」; meaning and usage are identical — more casual than 「試み」, usually as 「試しに」.
• Synonym試行しこうWrittenA trial run or trial implementation, as in 「試行錯誤」; leans toward written use.
• Synonym企てくわだてWrittenA plan or scheme, often with a hint of plotting, as in 「反乱の企て」; a written-style word.
• SynonymトライNeutralColloquial loanword for taking on a challenge; also the rugby term for a try. 「試み」 is the standard word for an attempt.
• SynonymトライアルNeutralLoanword for a trial or trial period, as in 「無料トライアル」; 「試み」 is a broader attempt at something new.
• Related実験じっけんNeutralAn experiment: testing a theory under fixed conditions and set procedures, or doing something on a trial basis; 「試み」 is the broader act of trying a new approach.
• RelatedテストNeutralLoanword for tests and exams, focused on checking ability, knowledge or performance; 「試み」 is about trying something new, not taking a test.
• Related試験しけんNeutralAn examination or test, as in 「入学試験」; somewhat formal in feel. 「試み」 does not refer to exams.
• Related試用しようNeutralTrying something out by using it, or an employee's probation period, as in 「試用期間」; 「試み」 is about new approaches in general.
• Related小手調べこてしらべNeutralSpecifically a preliminary test or warm-up, sizing things up before doing them in earnest; 「試み」 is any attempt, with no such preliminary sense built in.
• Antonym断念だんねんWrittenGiving up a plan or hope and resigning yourself to it; a written-style word, the opposite of making an attempt like 「試み」.
• Antonym放棄ほうきWrittenAbandoning or renouncing rights or duties; a written-style word, the opposite of 「試み」.

Use 「試み」 for trying something new or taking on a new challenge, as in 「新しい試み」. In casual speech say 「試し」 or 「トライ」; for scientific experiments use 「実験」; for exams 「試験」 or 「テスト」; for trial use 「試用」. To give up, use 「断念」.

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

1. 試ためしにやってみること。
2. 「こころみる」の未然形みぜんけい。
3. 「こころみる」の連用形れんようけい。