How to say 'Attempt' in Japanese | 試み

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The Japanese word for Attempt is 'Kokoromi', written as 試み in Japanese.'Attempt' in hiragana is こころみ.

word

試み

Meaning

Attempt

Reading

こころみ

kokoromi

Kanji

試Try, Attempt

Explanation

The Japanese noun '試み (こころみ)' means 'attempt' or 'effort'. It refers to an act of trying to achieve something, often implying a trial or experiment. This word is commonly used in contexts where someone is trying something new or testing a method. For example: His attempt to climb the mountain was successful「彼の山登りの試みは成功した」(かれのやまのぼりのこころみはせいこうした). This is an attempt to solve the problem「これは問題を解決する試みです」(これはもんだいをかいけつするこころみです). The word can also carry a nuance of experimentation or a preliminary effort, as in 'a trial attempt'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5295

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 試み

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

試

Meaning

Try, Attempt

Hiragana in the Word 試み

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

み

Reading

Words Related to 試み Through the Kanji 試

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 試 as well.

word

試験

Meaning

Test, Exam

word

試合

Meaning

Match

word

試す

Meaning

Try, Test

word

試みる

Meaning

Attempt

word

入試

Meaning

Entrance exam

word

試し

Meaning

Test

word

筆記試験

Meaning

Written exam

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'Kokoromi' means 'Attempt' .

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