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EntryCommonJLPT N4WaniKani 40
一生懸命いっしょうけんめい

  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)

    もっと一生懸命勉強すべきだったのに。
    You should have worked harder.
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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
生
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

life, genuine, birth

Kun
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
On
セイ、ショウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
29 of 2500
Radical
生 life
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

生

Used in names as

あさ、いき、いく、いけ、うぶ、うまい、え、おい、ぎゅう、くるみ、ごせ、さ、じょう、すぎ、そ、そう、ちる、なば、にう、にゅう、ふ、み、もう、よい、りゅう

Words starting with 生Words ending in 生Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.29The Kanji Dictionary
2510.0Four corner code
2472deroo
751fUnicode hex code
1-32-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2991Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3715New Nelson (John Haig)
3497New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4309Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1555Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1675Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
214Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
67Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21670Morohashi
42A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
44Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34sakade
71Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
44henshall3
43Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
9crowley
49Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1327Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1569Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng1Pinyin reading
saengKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani 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