一所懸命

いっしょけんめい

[isshokenmei]

Definitions

1.adverb (fukushi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

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

2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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