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懸命
けんめい
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Eagerness, strenuous
kenmei
N2
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JLPT Level
N2
Upper-Intermediate · ~6,000 vocab · Natural speech
Kana
けんめい
Romaji
kenmei
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What does 懸命 mean in Japanese?
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The word 懸命 (けんめい) means "eagerness, strenuous" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary.
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懸命 is read as けんめい (romaji: kenmei). Press the 🔊 Hear it button to hear the pronunciation spoken aloud.
What JLPT level is 懸命?
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懸命 is a JLPT N2 vocabulary item. Upper-Intermediate · ~6,000 vocab · Natural speech
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