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  1. Adverb (fukushi), Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)see 一生懸命

    一所懸命になって彼はその木に登った。
    With great effort he climbed up the tree.

  2. Noun

    (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory

    Historical termYojijukugo (four character compound)

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Characters in this word

4
一
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

one, one radical (no.1)

Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
On
イチイツ
Strokes
1
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
2 of 2500
Radical
一 one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

一

Used in names as

かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと

Words starting with 一Words ending in 一Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-1-4SKIP code
0a1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0Four corner code
3072deroo
4e00Unicode hex code
1-16-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1New Nelson (John Haig)
3341New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1Morohashi
1A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1sakade
1Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1henshall3
1Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1crowley
1Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
ilKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
所
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

place, extent

Kun
ところ-ところどころとこ
On
ショ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
221 of 2500
Radical
戸 door
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

斤戸一尸

Used in names as

せ

Words starting with 所Words ending in 所Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4m4.3The Kanji Dictionary
7222.1, 3222.1Four corner code
3054deroo
6240Unicode hex code
1-29-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1821Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2054New Nelson (John Haig)
851New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1056Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
568Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
752Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1127Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1208Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
107A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
600Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
137Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11715XMorohashi
312A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
153Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246sakade
177Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
328henshall3
305Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
129crowley
149Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
843Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1137Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
suo3Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
懸
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant, far apart

Kun
か.けるか.かる
On
ケンケ
Strokes
20
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
889 of 2500
Radical
心 heart
WaniKani
Level 38

Built from

ノ糸幺小心目
Words starting with 懸Words ending in 懸Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-16-4SKIP code
4k16.2The Kanji Dictionary
2233.9, 6233.9Four corner code
1258deroo
61f8Unicode hex code
1-23-92JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1790Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2011New Nelson (John Haig)
2915New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3632Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1855Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2532Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1394Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1495Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1275A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2984Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1283Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11462Morohashi
1225A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
911Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
933Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1328Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1930Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
450Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
806Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1406Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xuan2Pinyin reading
hyeonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
38WaniKani level
命
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

Kun
いのち
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
465 of 2500
Radical
口 mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

口个卩一
Words starting with 命Words ending in 命Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-6, 2-3-5SKIP code
2a6.26The Kanji Dictionary
8062.7Four corner code
2844deroo
547dUnicode hex code
1-44-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
430Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
767New Nelson (John Haig)
2058New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2553Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1772Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1400Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1502Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
388A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
671Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
387Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3473Morohashi
394A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
578Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
587Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519sakade
411Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
416henshall3
316Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
249crowley
997Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
325Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1412Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming4Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level