しょ

adverb, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. very hard, with utmost effort, as hard as one can, with all one's might, for dear life, eagerly, desperately.

noun

Messages.hist, messages.yoji.
  1. (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defense of) one's territory.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
一所懸命 いっしょけんめい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
place, extent
ショ ところ とこ (3rd, N3)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
state of suspension, hang, depend
か.ける ケン ケ (9th, N1)
county, district, subdivision
ケン か.ける あがた (Kentei 1)
prefecture
ケン がた か.ける (3rd, N2)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
lineage, system
ケイ (6th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
fate, command, decree
メイ いのち ミョウ (3rd, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
strike, beat, kow tow
たた.く はた.く コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)