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一生懸命

一生懸命

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	生	懸	命
いつ > いっ Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 1	けん Grade: S	めい Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative forms

一所懸命

Adverb

一生懸命 ‎(hiragana いっしょうけんめい, romaji isshōkenmei)

for dear life; as hard as one can; to the best of one's ability