Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 尽くす(つくす) in Japanese

尽くす
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
つくす
Romaji
tsukusu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `su' ending
    Meaning
    to exhaust; to run out
    Example sentence
    野ねずみ農家穀物食べ尽くしていった The field mice were eating up the farmers' grain.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend
    Example sentence
    女はによく尽くした She did well by him.
  • Parts of speech
    auxiliary verb
    Meaning
    to do to exhaustion
    Example sentence
    彼女定刻にここへ来るように全力尽くすでしょう She will do her best to be here on time.

Examples of 尽くす, つくす in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
尽くす
Plain Polite
尽くします
Negative
尽くさない
Negative Polite
尽くしません

Past

Plain
尽くした
Plain Polite
尽くしました
Negative
尽くさなかった
Negative Polite
尽くしませんでした

Te

Plain
尽くして
Plain Polite
尽くしまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
尽くされる
Plain Polite
尽くされます
Negative
尽くされない
Negative Polite
尽くされません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

6 strokes

exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve

On'Yomi: ジン, サン

Kun'Yomi: つ.くす, -つ.くす, -づ.くし, -つ.く, -づ.く, -ず.く, つ.きる, つ.かす, さかづき, ことごと.く, つか, つき

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