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試みる (こころみる, kokoromiru) Japanese meaning: try | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 試みる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 試こころ みる 試こころ みない Polite 試こころ みます 試こころ みません Past polite 試こころ みました 試こころ みませんでした Past 試こころ みた 試こころ みなかった Te-form 試こころ みて 試こころ みないで Desire 試こころ みたい 試こころ みたくない Potential 試こころ みられる also 試こころ みれる 試こころ みられない also 試こころ みれない Passive 試こころ みられる 試こころ みられない Causative 試こころ みさせる 試こころ みさせない Causative passive 試こころ みさせられる 試こころ みさせられない Volitional 試こころ みよう Polite volitional 試こころ みましょう Imperative 試こころ みろ 試こころ みるな Conditional 試こころ みれば 試こころ みなければ Tara conditional 試こころ みたら 試こころ みなかったら
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ほう
を
試こころ
み
た
。
The research team tried a new treatment method.
He attempted to escape many times.
Usage patterns 自じ 殺さつ を 試こころ みる to attempt suicide
He once attempted suicide.
脱だっ 出しゅつ を 試こころ みる to attempt an escape
The prisoners attempted an escape but failed.
説せっ 得とく を 試こころ みる to attempt to persuade someone
The boss tried to persuade her, but it was useless.
〈 動どう 詞し 〉 ことを 試こころ みる to attempt to do something
The researchers attempted to try a new method.
Related words 試す is the everyday word for trying something to see if it works, while 試みる sounds more formal or literary and often describes a deliberate attempt at something difficult.
挑戦する emphasizes challenging oneself against something hard, whereas 試みる is more neutral about simply making an attempt.
企てる often implies planning or scheming (sometimes with a negative or covert nuance), while 試みる is a more neutral term for making an attempt.
試みる simply means 'to try' something, while 挑む adds a competitive, ambitious drive toward a difficult goal.
試みる is a native Japanese verb for making a deliberate, often experimental attempt, whereas トライする is a lighter, more casual way to say the same thing.
Written forms 試こころ みる Usage 96%
Standard and common kanji spelling for this verb.
こころみる Usage 4%
Etymology The exact historical derivation is uncertain. The standard spelling 試みる uses 試, a kanji associated with trying or testing.
