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いっしょうけんめい
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (な)
Noun
Four character compound
1. very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately
Believing those words, I tried with all my might to become strong.
Alt. forms
一いっ生しょう懸けん命めい
96%
いっしょうけんめい
2%
一いっ生しょうけんめい
1%
一いっ生しょうけん命めい
Pitch accent
い
っしょうけ
んめい
Top 49500
Used in: 174
Composed of
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
Examples (109 in total)
What are you doing so hard?
Work as hard as you can.
Study harder from now on.
Good students study hard.
They say that people who work hard are admirable.
I work hard at a hotel every day.
You studied hard for the test, didn't you?
Work hard, and you will succeed.
Although he is rich he works very hard.
I worked hard last month.
It's fine, you don't need to try so hard to make excuses.
I worked hard in expectation of promotion.
Tom works hard every day.
You've worked hard this morning, Simon.
Farmers work hard in the winter, too.
They worked hard day and night.
Study hard so you don't fail.
We worked hard to make ends meet.
You must study hard while young.
You must try hard to the end.
He is accustomed to working hard.
He seemed to be tired from working hard.
That is because you always study hard.
It is necessary that we should study hard.
He must be tired after such hard work.
He thought hard about it in his own childlike way.
You tried very hard every day.
I'm tired, but I'll study hard.
He commanded us to work hard.
Study hard so that you can pass the exam.
However hard he may try, he won't succeed.
If you don't study hard, you'll continue to get poor scores.
You will have to study harder next year.
You only have to try hard.
He remained poor despite being a hard worker.
You'll never achieve anything if you don't study harder.
You ought to work hard regardless of your income.
He works hard so that he can study abroad.
He studied hard to become a scientist.
Work hard, or you will fail the examination.
Paul studies very hard these days.
Study hard, or you'll fail the exam.
He works hard to earn his living.
I ran as fast as I could, but I missed the train.
He had to work hard day and night.
I studied English very hard day after day.
You don't have to work so hard.
You must work hard in order not to fail.
I worked hard all day, so I was very tired.
He studied hard in order to get into college.
My mother worked hard in order to raise us.
Do you have any idea how hard I've studied to become a doctor?
He works harder than I did at his age.
It is through hard work that he succeeded, not through good luck.
You can make your dream come true by working hard.
You should study English harder.
To live for others is, quite literally, to live with all one's might.
He is studying hard so that he may become a lawyer.
If you are to succeed in life, work harder.
He worked hard in order to get the prize.
Although they struggled in their weak areas, everyone worked hard.
The doctor tried hard to save the wounded boy.
He worked hard to provide for his family.
You should work hard so that you can pass any exam you take.
I wish I had studied English harder while young.
She worked hard in order to save money.
He emphasized the importance of working hard.
When he took the exam, he tried hard but failed it.
He studied hard; otherwise he would have failed again.
Even though we tried hard, we couldn't beat Jane.
She studied hard in order not to fail the entrance exam.
He studied hard with a view to gaining a scholarship.
He works hard to support his aged mother.
He regrets not having worked harder at school.
It stands to reason that he can't work hard after a long illness.
However hard I try, I can never catch up with him.
He worked hard to earn a lot of money.
I persuaded my brother to study harder.
You must study hard to have success in school.
My dream has come true at last by working hard.
No matter how hard he tries, my opinion won't change.
However hard I tried, I could not solve the problem.
I worked hard in order to pass the math test.
He worked hard, finishing the report in one week.
I regret not having worked hard in my youth.
Our teacher must have studied English hard when he was a high school student.
You'll be able to speak French better if you practice hard.
She made up for lost time by working hard.
Though Jim works very hard, his job does not pay very much.
And he worked very hard for Mr Wood.
We tried hard to get first prize in the chorus contest.
Believing those words, I tried with all my might to become strong.
No matter how hard I try, I can't do it any better than she can.
You must work hard if you are to succeed.
If you are to succeed in the exam, you must study hard.
The teacher reminded us to study hard for the test.
Now that you're a college student, you should study harder.
No matter how hard you try, you can't finish it in a day.
Even though he was a child, he worked hard to help his mother.
He worked very hard to earn a lot of money.
You have to work harder to make up for lost time.
He worked hard; as a result he made a great success.
I had to study hard to keep up with the class.
He is a hard worker, and I'm sure that he will succeed in that new job.
He worked hard in order that his family might live in comfort.
I must work hard to make up for lost time.
However hard you try, you can't finish it in a week or so.
John studied hard at school, while at home he helped his mother with her work.
Roy practiced very hard to get his ski instructor's license.