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N4 Adverb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life

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    1. Adverb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      1.

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

      Yojijukugo

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    一生懸命 【いっしょうけんめい】

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      一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)仕事(しごと)をする。

      I will work with all my might.

      • N4

      一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)勉強(べんきょう)する。

      She will study with all her might.

      • N4

      (おとうと)一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)勉強(べんきょう)したので、大学(だいがく)合格(ごうかく)しました。

      Since my brother studied hard, he was accepted to college.

      • N4

      (ちち)一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)仕事(しごと)をしたので、給料(きゅうりょう)()がった。

      My father worked hard, so he got a pay raise.

      • N3

      一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)物事(ものごと)()()んでも、失敗(しっぱい)することはあります。

      Even if you work very hard, there are still times that you will fail.

      • N3
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