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一生懸命いっしょうけんめい

isshoukenmei

very hard (as in 'to work hard'), with utmost effort

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Example sentence

彼は一生懸命勉強しています。

He is studying very hard.

Kanji in 一生懸命

一
one, one radical (no.1)
生
life, genuine, birth
懸
consult, depend, distant, far apart, hang, state of suspension
命
fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

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Words with the same kanji

WordJLPTMeaning
一N5いちone
一人N5ひとりone person
一日N5いちにちone day (duration)
一日N5ついたちfirst day of the month
一番N5いちばんbest (most), first, number one
一つN5ひとつone thing
一昨日N5おとといthe day before yesterday (casual)
一月N5ひとつきone month

More Adverbs & Degree Words words

WordMeaning
必ずかならずsurely, certainly
十分じゅうぶんenough; sufficient; fully; plenty
確かたしかcertain, sure, definite; if I remember correctly
すっとすっとstraight, quickly
大抵たいていgenerally, usually
とうとうとうとうfinally, at last
大分だいぶquite / fairly / considerably (more common in everyday Japanese)
遠くとおくfar away, distant

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