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一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)

いっしょうけんめいisshoukenmei

Very commonAdjective

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)

Example sentences 457

一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)働(はたら)いた。

  • He worked hard.
  • I worked hard.

Words:一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)働(はたら)く

一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)走(はし)った。

  • I ran as fast as I could.
  • I ran as quickly as I could.
Other translations (3)
  • I ran as fast as I was able to.

Words:一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)走(はし)る

彼(かれ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)働(はたら)く。

  • He is a hard worker.

Words:彼(かれ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)働(はたら)く

彼(かれ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)走(はし)った。

  • He ran as fast as he could.

Words:彼(かれ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)走(はし)る

彼(かれ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)飲(の)んだ。

  • He did his best to drink.

Words:彼(かれ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)飲(の)む

彼(かの)女(じょ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)働(はたら)いた。

  • She worked hard.

Words:彼(かの)女(じょ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)働(はたら)く

彼(かれ)らは一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)に働(はたら)く。

  • They're not afraid of hard work.
  • They work hard.

Words:彼(かれ)らは一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)に働(はたら)く

彼(かれ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)勉(べん)強(きょう)した。

  • He studied very hard.

Words:彼(かれ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)勉(べん)強(きょう)

彼(かれ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)がんばる。

  • He tries hard.

Words:彼(かれ)は一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)頑(がん)張(ば)る

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