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一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

Readings

いっしょうけんめい

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adv, adj-na, nvery hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately

Kanji breakdown

N21 strokesGrade 1
N25 strokesGrade 1
N520 strokesGrade 8
N48 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

もっと一生懸命勉強すべきだったのに。

You should have worked harder.

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一生懸命いっしょうけんめい

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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