Vocabulary

What does 懸命 (けんめい, kenmei) mean?

懸命 (けんめい, kenmei) means with all one's might, desperately.

Quick facts
Readingけんめい
Romajikenmei
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
けんめい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkenmei

with all one's might, desperately

  1. 1na-adjective · noun eager; earnest; strenuous

Example sentences

  • He is working as hard as he can.

  • I studied with all my might.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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