Vocab Info

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

    Dictionary Definition

    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】

    CommonUncommon

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 1,100

    Examples

    --:--

      会社(かいしゃ)再建(さいけん)()()

      To wrestle with rebuilding the company. {to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with, to make effort, to strive for, to deal with}

      • 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. {to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with, to make effort, to strive for, to deal with}

      • 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 facing off against the grand champion.' {to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with, to make effort, to strive for, to deal with}

      • 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. {to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with, to make effort, to strive for, to deal with}

      • N2

      彼女(かのじょ)は、(あたら)しい実験(じっけん)()()()()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. {to tackle, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with, to make effort, to strive for, to deal with}

      • N2
    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.