Keyword
hang (figuratively)
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1495
Readings
けん
(58%)
(15%)
(15%)
(6%)
かけ
(1%)
かか
(1%)
Composed of
prefecture [old]
heart
Used in vocabulary (133 in total)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
Examples (200 in total)
You must work hard if you are to succeed.
You don't have to work so hard.
You tried very hard every day.
If he had worked hard at that time, he would have succeeded.
That is because you always study hard.
In any case, you have to study hard.
No matter how hard I try, I can't do it any better than she can.
However hard I try, I can never catch up with him.
Why do you study so hard?
Why am I working hard?
If you are to succeed, you must work hard.
Good students study hard.
You studied hard for the test, didn't you?
I regret not having studied hard for the test.
I think it is my business to study hard.
What are you doing so hard?
He must be tired after such hard work.
You won't succeed unless you work hard.
Work hard, and you will succeed.
Those who work hard will succeed.
If you try very hard, you will succeed.
Study hard, and you'll succeed.
If you want to succeed in life, work hard.
Up to now they have worked very hard.
Study harder from now on.
I have to study hard to keep up with the other students.
After I talked with my teacher, I decided to work hard.
Do you have any idea how hard I've studied to become a doctor?
Your success depends upon whether you work hard or not.
I think you need to study harder.
You need to study harder.
You have to study hard to catch up with your class.
You should work hard.
You must work hard in order not to fail.
Taro is studying hard.
He always studies hard.
He always works hard.
He tries hard.
He tried hard, but he failed.
He worked hard. Otherwise he would have failed.
He worked hard, so that he succeeded.
He seemed to be tired from working hard.
He is a hard worker, and I'm sure that he will succeed in that new job.
He is accustomed to working hard.
He studied very hard.
He studied hard, only to fail in the exam.
He studies much harder than before.
He studied hard in order to get into college.
He regrets not having worked harder at school.
He worked very hard for the sake of his family.
He worked hard in order to succeed.
He doesn't work as hard as he used to.
He commanded us to work hard.
He studied hard to pass the exam.
He worked hard to earn a lot of money.
They work hard.
She tried hard, but she failed.
She is hard at work.
She must have studied very hard.
She doesn't study as hard as her sister.
She worked hard in behalf of her family.
You have to work hard if you want to succeed.
Work hard so that you can succeed.
My mother worked hard in order to raise us.
I work hard at a hotel every day.
If I were you, I'd study harder.
We must work hard.
I worked hard to succeed.
I had to study hard to keep up with the class.
I prefer working hard to just sitting idle.
I persuaded my brother to study harder.
I worked hard all day, so I was very tired.
I am accustomed to working hard.
I am studying very hard.
I want to make you work harder.
I regret not having studied harder at school.
I study hard at school.
I'm tired, but I'll study hard.
It is necessary that we should study hard.
All you have to do is study hard to get into a good college.
Study hard so that you can pass the exam.
It stands to reason that he can't work hard after a long illness.
He works harder than I did at his age.
Work as hard as you can.
Study as hard as you can.
He is trying to study as hard as he can.
You must study hard to have success in school.
It is through hard work that he succeeded, not through good luck.
You should study English harder.
You must study English hard.
No matter how hard you may study English, you cannot master it in a year or so.
You'll be able to speak English better if you practice hard.
The teacher told him to study English hard.
He must have studied English hard.
Yumi studies English hard.
I will study English hard from now on.
You can make your dream come true by working hard.
She works as hard as her siblings.
You'll have to study harder from now on.
The girl tried hard to hold back her tears.
His persistent efforts resulted in failure.
The emphasis of his talk was on the need to work hard.
He studied hard so he wouldn't fail.
They worked hard for the sake of their children.
They worked hard in order to develop a new machine.
They worked hard from morning till night.
They studied very hard so that they wouldn't fail the exam.
My father said that I must work hard.
However hard he may try, he won't succeed.
He worked hard to obtain his objective.
My dream has come true at last by working hard.
He worked hard at the risk of his health.
However hard you try, you can't finish it in a day.
No matter how hard he tries, my opinion won't change.
If you are to succeed in the exam, you must study hard.
If you had studied harder, you would have passed the examination.
Work hard, and you will pass the examination.
If he studied hard, he would pass the test.
He studied hard with the intention of passing the examination.
He studied hard and passed the test.
He studied hard in order to pass the test.
He is studying hard so that he can pass the examinations.
She worked hard so as to pass the test.
Although she studied hard, she did not succeed in the examination.
I am studying hard so that I can pass the exam.
You'll have to work hard if you want to pass the exam.
I must work hard to pass the test.
I studied hard so I could pass the exam.
He is studying hard so that he may become a lawyer.
If you don't study hard, you'll continue to get poor scores.
You will have to study harder next year.
He tried hard, but failed.
He worked as hard as anybody else.
He worked as hard as any man in the village.
She studies as hard as any student in her class.
They resolved to work harder.
He worked very hard.
He worked very hard so he could buy a foreign car.
Even though her salary is low, she works hard for that company.
He is studying hard in order not to disappoint his parents.
They were apprehensive that the situation would worsen.
He worked hard to make his child happy.
They have to study hard for the math test.
I worked hard in order to pass the math test.
He worked hard in order to get the prize.
He worked hard in order that his family might live in comfort.
I prepared for the game by training hard.
You only have to try hard.
You have only to study hard.
All you have to do is try hard to master English.
Although he is rich he works very hard.
The teacher reminded us to study hard for the test.
He played the game as best he could.
She studied English as hard as she could.
If you are to succeed in life, work harder.
We practiced very hard to beat them.
He remained poor despite being a hard worker.
Being poor, they had to work hard.
Now that you're a college student, you should study harder.
Generally speaking, high school students study harder than college students.
You'll never achieve anything if you don't study harder.
You ought to work hard regardless of your income.
I must work hard to make up for lost time.
He works hard so that he can study abroad.
He has to work hard to support his family.
He worked hard to provide for his family.
He has to work hard in order to support his family.
He is working hard to support his family.
He worked hard in order to support his family.
I worked hard to support my family.
We worked hard so as to increase our sales.
George encouraged Ellie to study hard again.
However hard you try, you can't finish it in a week or so.
The doctor tried hard to save the wounded boy.
I worked hard last month.
I worked hard all day long yesterday.
They worked hard like so many bees.
John studied hard at school, while at home he helped his mother with her work.
He worked hard, finishing the report in one week.
He studied hard to become a scientist.
He studied very hard to become a scientist.
He worked hard so as to save more money.
No matter how hard you try, you can't finish it in a day.
I regret not having worked hard in my youth.
I had to work hard when I was young.
Many industrialists have expressed their concern about the economy.
You should work hard so that you can pass any exam you take.
If you work hard, you'll pass your exam.
You should study hard so that you can pass the examination.
He is working hard to pass the examination.
I studied hard so that I could pass the examination.
He tried very hard to live up to his parents expectations.
Work hard, or you will fail the examination.
He worked very hard, but could make little progress.
They went on fighting the fire at the risk of their lives.
She risked her life to protect her child.
She worked hard in order to save money.
He saved the child at the risk of his own life.
He rescued the dog at the risk of his own life.
We fought for our lives in the storm.