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- Reading and JLPT level
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一生懸命, 一生けん命
JLPT 4 - Kana Reading
- いっしょうけんめい
- Romaji
- isshōkenmei
- Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life
- Example sentence
- 一生懸命磨きました。困ったのは、意外と低級宝石のストックがないことです。 I polished for all I was worth. The trouble is that my stock of low-grade gems was surprisingly low.
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Examples of 一生懸命, 一生けん命, いっしょうけんめい in a sentence
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一生懸命磨きました。困ったのは、意外と低級宝石のストックがないことです。
I polished for all I was worth. The trouble is that my stock of low-grade gems was surprisingly low.
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She studied hard in order not to fail the entrance exam.
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一生懸命作られたゲームには、一生懸命に取り組むのが礼儀なんだよ？ポーズボタンなんて押したらゲームに失礼だもん。
It's only manners to tackle all out a game that they have gone all out in creating. Pressing the pause button is just rude!
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一生懸命作られたゲームには、一生懸命に取り組むのが礼儀なんだよ？ポーズボタンなんて押したらゲームに失礼だもん。
It's only manners to tackle all out a game that they have gone all out in creating. Pressing the pause button is just rude!
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With great effort I held his eyelids open with my fingers and dropped in the eye medicine.
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とってもいい会社ですよ。社長は凄腕だし、社員はみんな一生懸命だよ。
It's a very good company! The president is a real go-getter and the workers all put in their best.
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