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一生

Reading

Kana: いっしょう
Romaji: isshō
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Definitions

n-t
1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era

2

(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth

Example Sentences

一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)(はたら)いた。
➥He worked hard.
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(かれ)一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)(はたら)く。
➥He is a hard worker.
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(かれ)一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)()んだ。
➥He did his best to drink.
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一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)(はし)った。
➥I ran as fast as I could.
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(かれ)一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)(はし)った。
➥He ran as fast as he could.
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彼女(かのじょ)一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)(はたら)いた。
➥She worked hard.
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