Word Meaning 一所懸命
いっしょけんめい
isshokemmei
一所懸命 is read as いっしょけんめい (isshokemmei) and means (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory.
Meaning
English
- (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
- very hard
- with utmost effort
- as hard as one can
- with all one's might
- for dear life
- eagerly
- desperately
Reading
Kana
いっしょけんめい
Romaji
isshokemmei
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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5あなたが一所懸命働くことが必要だ。
It is necessary for you to work hard.
あなたは一所懸命働かないといけない。
You need to work very hard.
もっと一所懸命勉強するって約束したよね。
I thought we had agreed that you would study harder.
もっと一所懸命勉強しなきゃいけないよ、ってトムに話した。
I told Tom he should study harder.
彼は初めてヘルスクラブに行ったときには一所懸命だったが、何ヶ月後、まじめな態度を失って、結局、ヘルスクラブを辞めた。
He was really gung-ho when he started at the gym but after a few months he started slacking off and then stopped coming altogether.