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    3. 一所懸命

    一所懸命

    一いっ所しょ懸けん命めい

    very hard

    NTEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab37 strokes

    いっしょけんめい

    Adverb, Noun, Adjective

    1.
    very hard, with utmost effort, as hard as one can, with all one's might, for dear life, eagerly, desperately
    yojijukugo

    Noun

    2.
    (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
    historical termyojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 37

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    Kanji that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    所
    ところ・-ところ・どころ・とこ…(2)
    place・extent
    懸
    か.ける・か.かる…(2)
    state of suspension・hang・depend・consult・distant…(1)
    命
    いのち…(2)
    fate・command・decree・destiny・life…(1)
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