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一所懸命 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Life Of A Samurai

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 issho kenmei
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The 12th century phrase, 一所懸命 (Issho Kenmei) is often referred to as “Life Of A Samurai.”

Breaking it down:
一 = one
所 = place
懸 = devote
命 = life

一所懸命 literally means “to stake your life on one place.” Today, Japanese people use it to mean giving your full effort to something.

Other translations of 一所懸命 include: Very hard, with utmost effort, as hard as one can, with all one's might, for dear life, eagerly, and/or desperately.

In the context of the Samurai, it is devoting oneself to the defense of one's territory.

Originally 一生懸命 meaning “to stake your life on one birth.”


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 Pronunciation
Romanization		 Simple Dictionary Definition

一所懸命

see styles		  isshokenmei / isshokenme
    いっしょけんめい

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Life Of A Samurai
(adv,adj-na,n) (1) (yoji) (See 一生懸命) very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately; (2) (hist) (yoji) (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory

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Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)
Life Of A Samurai一所懸命issho kenmei
isshokenmei
isho kenmei


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