けんめい
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
Pitch accent
んめい
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
Examples (19 in total)
The girl tried hard to hold back her tears.
I had to work hard when I was young.
He studied hard so he wouldn't fail.