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一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)

いっしょけんめいisshokenmei

Rare or specialisedAdjective

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. adverbna-adjectivenoun

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

    yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

    See also: 一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)

    一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)になって彼(かれ)はその木(き)に登(のぼ)った。

    • With great effort he climbed up the tree.

    Words:一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)なる彼(かれ)はその木(き)に上(のぼ)る

    Verified
  2. noun

    (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory

    historical termyojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Example sentences 10

一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)になって彼(かれ)はその木(き)に登(のぼ)った。

  • With great effort he climbed up the tree.

Words:一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)なる彼(かれ)はその木(き)に上(のぼ)る

Verified

あなたは一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)働(はたら)かないといけない。

  • You need to work very hard.
  • You have to work hard.

Words:あなたは一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)働(はたら)くないといけない

もっと一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)勉(べん)強(きょう)するって約(やく)束(そく)したよね。

  • I thought we had agreed that you would study harder.

Words:もっと一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)勉(べん)強(きょう)約(やく)束(そく)

Matched automatically

もっと一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)勉(べん)強(きょう)しなきゃいけないよ、ってトムに話(はな)した。

  • I told Tom he should study harder.
  • I told Tom that he had to take his studies more seriously.
Other translations (3)
  • I told Tom that he should study harder.

Words:もっと一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)勉(べん)強(きょう)なきゃいけない話(はな)す

Matched automatically

もちろん、一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)頑(がん)張(ば)れば何(なん)でも出(で)来(き)るよ!

No English translation yet.

Words:もちろん一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)頑(がん)張(ば)るなんでもできる

Matched automatically

彼(かれ)は初(はじ)めてヘルスクラブに行(い)ったときには一(いっ)所(しょ)懸(けん)命(めい)だったが、何ヶ月(なんかげつ)後(ご)、まじめな態(たい)度(ど)を失(うしな)って、結(けっ)局(きょく)、ヘルスクラブを辞(や)めた。

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