JLPT N1 · な-adjective

ひたすら (hitasura)

ひたすら is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “intently; single-mindedly”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひたすら
Romaji: hitasura
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly · adverb, な-adjective · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼はひたすら成功を望んで懸命に働く。

He works hard because he is anxious to succeed.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of ひたすら

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	ひたすらだ	ひたすらだ hitasurada
Present (polite)	ひたすらです	ひたすらです hitasuradesu
Negative	ひたすらじゃない	ひたすらじゃない hitasurajanai
Past	ひたすらだった	ひたすらだった hitasuradatta
Negative past	ひたすらじゃなかった	ひたすらじゃなかった hitasurajanakatta
Te-form	ひたすらで	ひたすらで hitasurade
Before a noun	ひたすらな	ひたすらな hitasurana
Adverb (~ni)	ひたすらに	ひたすらに hitasurani

Source: JMdict entry 1010530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.