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一生懸命
いっしょうけんめい
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Very hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effort
isshoukenmei
N4
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JLPT Level
N4
Upper-Beginner · ~1,500 vocab · Simple conversations
Kana
いっしょうけんめい
Romaji
isshoukenmei
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What does 一生懸命 mean in Japanese?
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The word 一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい) means "very hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effort" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary.
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What JLPT level is 一生懸命?
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一生懸命 is a JLPT N4 vocabulary item. Upper-Beginner · ~1,500 vocab · Simple conversations
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