尽つくす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to use up; to exhaust; to run out of
Using every ounce of strength, they're trying to enjoy this moment right now.
Verb (5-dan, す, intransitive)
2. to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause)
I will devote myself to you forever.
Suffix
Verb (5-dan, す)
3. to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully
after the -masu stem of a verb
You've probably walked every corner of this island by now too, haven't you?
Kanji used
completely exhaust
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
to sell out; to exhaust one's stock
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources