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    3. 本腰

    本腰

    本ほん腰ごし

    strenuous effort

    KMT7News #17+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ほんごし

    Noun

    1.
    strenuous effort, earnestness, seriousness

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    そろそろ本ほん腰ごしを入いれて勉べん強きょうしないと。

    It's about time I put my back into studying.

    KMT5Daily LifeEducation
    彼かれが本ほん腰ごしを入いれて取とり組くめば、どんな問もん題だいも解かい決けつできるだろう。

    If he seriously tackles it, he can solve any problem.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    ダイエットに本ほん腰ごしを入いれて、健けん康こう的てきな生せい活かつを送おくりたい。

    I want to seriously commit to my diet and lead a healthy life.

    KMT7Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    彼かれは趣しゅ味みの絵かい画がに本ほん腰ごしを入いれ始はじめ、個こ展てんを開ひらくまでに至いたった。

    He started to seriously dedicate himself to his hobby of painting, to the point of holding a solo exhibition.

    KMT7Daily LifeArt & Design
    新あたらしいプロジェクトに本ほん腰ごしを入いれるため、他ほかの業ぎょう務むを一いち時じ中ちゅう断だんした。

    To seriously commit to the new project, I temporarily suspended other tasks.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    腰
    こし…(2)
    loins・hips・waist・low wainscoting
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