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懸命 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
懸命
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Reading : けんめい   
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 82,970 which gives a rank of 10,162
懸命 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 39,500,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
かれ
フランス
けんめい
懸命
べんきょう
勉強
してきた

He has been intent on learning French.
あなた
けんめい
懸命
べんきょう
勉強
すればよい
It would be good for you to study eagerly.
その
くに
ぼうえきじょう
貿易上
あかじ
赤字
あなう
穴埋
けんめい
懸命
である
The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.
けんめい
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 148,000 (about 572,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 5 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ケ   ケン   かける to hang   かかる to be hanging   
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ケン    prefecture   
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ケイ    system; lineage   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シ   いと thread   
ケン    prefecture   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
shelf
シン   こころ heart   
メイ   ミョウ    life; fate   いのち life   
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assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
たた to strike, beat, hit   
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seal
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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