一所懸命
いっしょけんめい
isshokenmei
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adverb (fukushi)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
yojijukugo
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately
see: 一生懸命
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) historical termyojijukugo (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は一所懸命勉強した、そうでなかったら、試験に落ちていただろう。
kare ha issho kenmei benkyou shi ta 、 sou de nakaxtsu tara 、 shiken ni ochi te i ta darou 。
He worked hard; otherwise he would have failed in the examination.
一所懸命働いて彼は成功した。
issho kenmei hatarai te kare ha seikou shi ta 。
Hard work has brought him success.
一所懸命になって彼はその木に登った。
issho kenmei ni naxtsu te kare ha sono ki ni noboxtsu ta 。
With great effort he climbed up the tree.
もし彼がもっと一所懸命に働いていたならば、彼は今では金持ちかもしれないのだが。
moshi kare ga motto issho kenmei ni hatarai te i ta nara ba 、 kare ha ima de ha kanemochi ka mo shire nai no da ga 。
If he had worked harder, he might be a rich man now.
あなたは一所懸命働かないといけない。
anata ha issho kenmei hataraka nai to ike nai 。
You need to work very hard.
あなたが一所懸命働くことが必要だ。
anata ga issho kenmei hataraku koto ga hitsuyou da 。
It is necessary for you to work hard.