一所懸命 – vocab dash

一いっ所しょ懸けん命めい

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Meanings

Adverb

Na-adjective

Noun

1. very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately (Yojijukugo)

Kanji used

Pitch accent

いっしょけんめい

Composed of

one place; the same place

Noun

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

Na-adjective

Examples6

一いっ所しょ懸けん命めいになって彼かれはその木きに登のぼった。

With great effort he climbed up the tree.

あなたが一いっ所しょ懸けん命めい働はたらくことが必ひつ要ようだ。

It is necessary for you to work hard.

あなたは一いっ所しょ懸けん命めい働はたらかないといけない。

You need to work very hard.

もし彼かれがもっと一いっ所しょ懸けん命めいに働はたらいていたならば、彼かれは今いまでは金かね持もちかもしれないのだが。

If he had worked harder, he might be a rich man now.

一いっ所しょ懸けん命めい働はたらいて彼かれは成せい功こうした。

Hard work has brought him success.

彼かれは一いっ所しょ懸けん命めい勉べん強きょうした、そうでなかったら、試し験けんに落おちていただろう。

He worked hard; otherwise he would have failed in the examination.