Word Meaning 一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい isshoukemmei

一生懸命 is read as いっしょうけんめい (isshoukemmei) and means very hard.

Meaning

English

  1. very hard
  2. with utmost effort
  3. as hard as one can
  4. with all one's might
  5. for dear life
  6. eagerly
  7. desperately

Reading

Kana

いっしょうけんめい

Romaji

isshoukemmei

Writing Variants

  • 一生けんめい いっしょうけんめい isshoukemmei
  • 一生けん命 いっしょうけんめい isshoukemmei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Related Words 努力,尽力,努める,励む Yojijukugo Rank 1969 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一所懸命

いっしょけんめい

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

第一生命保険

だいいちせいめいほけん

Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company

一命

いちめい

(a) life

一次救命処置

いちじきゅうめいしょち

basic life support

懸命

けんめい

eager

一生

いっしょう

(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

一年生

いちねんせい

annual

一卵性双生児

いちらんせいそうせいじ

identical twins

生命

せいめい

(one's) working life

十一月革命

じゅういちがつかくめい

German Revolution (1918-1919)

知的生命

ちてきせいめい

intelligent life

Example Sentences

1

かれはいっしょうけんめいにはたらいた。

He worked with all his might.