懸命

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 懸命 is read as けんめい and means desperately or with all one's might.
• Basic usage: It describes acting desperately or with all one's might, as in a race or an urgent search.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Running with all one's strength
  • 懸命: The athlete ran the final lap with all their strength. Example: 選手は最後の一周を懸命に走りました。
• Searching determinedly for a lost child
  • 懸命: After everyone's determined search, the lost child was found safe. Example: 皆が懸命に探した結果、迷子が無事に見つかりました。