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N2 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

()()to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with, to make effort, to strive for, to deal with

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    1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to grapple with, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to be matched against

    2. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to tackle (e.g. a problem), to come to grips with, to work hard on

    All Forms

    取り組む 【とりくむ】取組む 【とりくむ】

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    Examples

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      会社(かいしゃ)再建(さいけん)()()

      To wrestle with rebuilding the company.

      • N2

      政府(せいふ)少子化(しょうしか)対策(たいさく)()()んでいる。

      The government is striving for measures against the declining birthrate.

      • N2

      実況(じっきょう)(しゃ):「新米(しんまい)力士(りきし)横綱(よこづな)()()んでいます。」

      Commentator: 'The rookie sumo wrestler is engaging in a bout against the grand champion.'

      • N2

      (むずか)しい問題(もんだい)()()んでいるところに邪魔(じゃま)(はい)って集中(しゅうちゅう)(りょく)()れた。

      My concentration was broken when something disrupted me while I was tackling a difficult problem.

      • N2

      彼女(かのじょ)は、(あたら)しい実験(じっけん)()()むか()()まないかのうちに成果(せいか)をあげました。

      She achieved results while deciding whether or not to tackle a new experiment.

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