JLPT N3Kanji compounds

努力

Readingどりょくdoryoku

Meaning
目的のために力を尽くして励むこと
Explanation
「努力(どりょく)」 means to exert all one's strength and strive toward a goal. It is used as in 「合格に向けて努力する」. What matters is the point of working hard oneself, which differs from 「才能(さいのう)」, showing the talent one originally possesses.
Original Japanese explanation

「努力(どりょく)」は、目的のために力を尽くして励むことです。「合格に向けて努力する」のように使います。自分が頑張って取り組む点が大切で、もとから持つ才能を見せる「才能(さいのう)」とは違います。

Examples
  • 合格に向けて努力する

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