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尽つくす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to use up; to exhaust; to run out of
Verb (5-dan, す, intransitive)
2. to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause)
Suffix
Verb (5-dan, す)
3. to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully
after masu stem of verb
Alt. forms
尽つくす
67%
つくす
24%
尽つくす
7%
盡つくす
Kanji used
尽
completely exhaust
Pitch accent
つ
く
す
Top 2600
Conjugations...Used in: 3212
Used in vocabulary (35 in total)
to stand stock still
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
32 more...
Examples (5 in total)
I've done all I can.
He devoted himself whole-heartedly to her.
In doing anything, you must do your best.
It was not his fault, for he did his best.
England expects that every man will do his duty.