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state of suspension
Stroke count: 20

Readings

On readingケン、ケ
Kun readingか.ける、か.かる
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. state of suspension
  2. consult
  3. depend
  4. distant
  5. far apart
  6. hang
  7. suspendRtK
  1. pending question
  2. unresolved problem

Popular Usage

一生懸命懸賞

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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prefecture · eye (目) · fishhook · small (小) · little (小) · lineage · stick (丨) · drop (丶) · thread (糸) · spiderman · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1495

Compound words

一生懸命いっしょうけんめい
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life
懸賞けんしょう
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
懸案けんあん
pending question; unresolved problem
懸垂けんすい
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling
懸念けねん
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
懸命けんめい
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous
弓懸ゆがけ
archer's glove
懸けかけ
credit
懸りかかり
starting (e.g. of an engine)
懸るかかる
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
懸崖けんがい
overhanging cliff
懸絶けんぜつ
great difference
懸樋かけひ
open water pipe
袈裟懸けさがけ
wearing a kasaya
懸かりかかり
starting (e.g. of an engine)
懸かるかかる
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
懸けるかける
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall)
懸け樋かけひ
open water pipe
懸壅垂けんようすい
uvula
懸鉤子きいちご
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
青懸巣あおかけす
blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
一所懸命いっしょけんめい
very hard
袈裟懸けけさがけ
wearing a kasaya
懸け合うかけあう
to negotiate (with someone about)

Additional Examples

彼は弁護士になるために、一生懸命勉強している。
He is studying hard so that he may become a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は昼も夜も一生懸命働かなけばならなかった。
He had to work hard day and night.tatoeba
彼は大統領選挙で懸命に戦った。
He made a hard run of the presidency.tatoeba
彼は大学に入れるように一生懸命勉強した。
He studied hard in order to get into college.tatoeba
大相撲で勝った力士が懸賞を受け取るときに手でおこなう所作。
The ceremonial hand movement made by a sumo wrestler when receiving a monetary award.wiki

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