Japanese symbol for “efforts”
尽力
じんりょく
Romaji: jinryoku
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance
In Japanese, efforts is 尽力, read じんりょく (jinryoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “efforts”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奔走 | ほんそう honsou | running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with) |
| 骨折り | ほねおり honeori | pains; efforts; trouble |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尽くす | つくす tsukusu | to use up; to exhaust; to run out of |
| 尽きる | つきる tsukiru | to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted |
| 理不尽 | りふじん rifujin | unreasonable; irrational; outrageous |
| 無尽蔵 | むじんぞう mujinzou | inexhaustible supply |
| 尽くし | づくし zukushi | all sorts of; all kinds of |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
| 努力 | どりょく doryoku | effort; exertion; endeavour |
See also: Chinese symbol for “efforts”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.