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Japanese word 一生懸命: with utmost effort / very hard. Meanings and example sentences.

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一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい) means with utmost effort / very hard.

See example sentences below.

一生懸命 at a glance

一生懸命
いっしょうけんめいisshoukenmei
N4adv
with utmost effort / very hard
一生懸命いっしょうけんめいisshoukenmeiN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 一生懸命

Core meaning

with utmost effort / very hard

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は一生懸命勉強しています。

Translation

He is studying very hard.

Example 2

仕事を一生懸命がんばった。

Translation

I did my best at work.

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