一生懸命、一生けんめい、一生けん命
いっしょうけんめい
isshoukenmei
JMdict entry #1164010
- 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
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Example sentences
彼は弁護士になるために、一生懸命勉強している。
kare ha bengo shi ni naru tame ni 、 isshou kenmei benkyou shi te iru 。
He is studying hard so that he may become a lawyer.
彼は昼も夜も一生懸命働かなけばならなかった。
kare ha hiru mo yoru mo isshou kenmei hataraka nake ba nara nakaxtsu ta 。
He had to work hard day and night.
彼は大学に入れるように一生懸命勉強した。
kare ha daigaku ni ireru you ni isshou kenmei benkyou shi ta 。
He studied hard in order to get into college.
彼は他の誰にも劣らぬくらい一生懸命働いた。
kare ha ta no dare ni mo otora nu kurai isshou kenmei hatarai ta 。
He worked as hard as anybody else.
彼は村のどの男にも劣らず一生懸命働いた。
kare ha mura no dono otoko ni mo otora zu isshou kenmei hatarai ta 。
He worked as hard as any man in the village.
彼は昔ほど一生懸命働かない。
kare ha mukashi hodo isshou kenmei hataraka nai 。
He does not work so hard as he used to.