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けんめい
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
Alt. forms
懸
けん
命
めい
96%
けんめい
3%
Pitch accent
け
んめい
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Used in: 106
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
いっしょう
けんめい
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
一
いっ
生
しょう
けんめい
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
いっしょ
けんめい
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
Examples (19 in total)
少
しょう
女
じょ
は
けんめい
に
涙
なみだ
を
抑
おさ
えた。
The girl tried hard to hold back her tears.
若
わか
い
頃
ころ
は
けんめい
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.
彼
かれ
は
失
しっ
敗
ぱい
するといけないので、
けんめい
に
勉
べん
強
きょう
した。
He studied hard so he wouldn't fail.
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