Kanji compounds#2,205 most used

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい5

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

very hard

ITS KANJI

彼かれは一生懸命いっしょうけんめい働はたらく。

He is a hard worker.

一生懸命いっしょうけんめい走はしった。

I ran as fast as I could.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

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

adverb · adjectival noun · noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 一生懸命 this one meaning.

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#2,205 most used

Written一生懸命 only

Also一所懸命 (いっしょけんめい)

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium