懸命

けんめい

eagerness, strenuous

What does 懸命 mean?

懸命 is a Japanese noun meaning eagerness, strenuous in English. It is written as 懸命 in kanji, けんめい in hiragana, and kenmei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

父は私が懸命に働かなければならないと言った。

My father said that I must work hard.