懸命 – Vocabulary details

懸けん命めい

Adjective (な)

Noun

1. eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

hang (figuratively)

continued existence

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んめい

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory

少しょう女じょは懸けん命めいに涙なみだを抑おさえた。

The girl tried hard to hold back her tears.

昨日きのうは一いち日にち中じゅう懸けん命めいに働はたらいた。

I worked hard all day long yesterday.

若わかい頃ころは懸けん命めいに働はたらけなければならなかった。

I had to work hard when I was young.

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