— exhaust, use up, run out of, befriend, serve

  • JLPT N1
  • 6 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 皿
  • #1234 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ジンサン
Kun'yomi
つ.くす-つ.くす-づ.くし-つ.く-づ.く-ず.くつ.きるつ.かすさかづきことごと.くつかつき

Example words

  • 尽くすつくす(1) to exhaust; to run out (2) to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend (3) to do to exhaustion
  • 尽きるつきるto be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end