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一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

N4

na-adjective

Meanings

1very hard (as in "to work hard")
2with utmost effort
3very hard
4as hard as one can

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Kanji in this word

一One, One Radical (no.1)1 strokes 生Life, Genuine, Birth5 strokes 懸State Of Suspension, Hang, Depend20 strokes 命Fate, Command, Decree8 strokes

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