“Desperately” in Japanese
Short answer
Desperately in Japanese is “遮二無二” (shanimuni). Full meaning: desperately, recklessly, rush headlong.
Other ways to say “Desperately” in Japanese
必死になって
hisshininatte desperately, for one's dear life
遮に無に
shanimuni desperately, recklessly, rush headlong
しゃにむに
shanimuni desperately, recklessly, rush headlong
やけに
yakeni awfully, frightfully, desperately, violently, unduly, extremely
死ぬ気で
shinukide all out, like hell, like crazy, desperately
一所懸命
isshokenmei very hard, with utmost effort, as hard as one can, with all one's might, for dear life, eagerly, desperately; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
一生懸命
isshoukenmei very hard, with utmost effort, as hard as one can, with all one's might, for dear life, eagerly, desperately
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