Japanese

しむ

いそしむ
Meaning: to apply oneself to; to work diligently at
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 勤しむ 勤しまない
Polite 勤しみます 勤しみません
Past 勤しんだ 勤しまなかった
Polite + Past 勤しみました 勤しみませんでした
Te-form 勤しんで 勤しまなくて
Potential 勤しめる 勤しめない
Passive 勤しまれる 勤しまれない
Causative 勤しませる 勤しませない
Causative + Passive 勤しまされる 勤しまされない
Imperative 勤しめ 勤しむな

Handwriting

勤
し
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Example

She diligently applies herself to her studies every day.

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