兎も角

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兎	角
と Jinmeiyō	かく Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ともかく [tóꜜmòkàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [to̞mo̞ka̠kɯ̟]

Adverb

兎(と)も角(かく) • (tomokaku) 

1. anyhow, anyway, in any case

   ともかく会(あ)いましょう。

   Tomokaku aimashō.

   Anyhow, I guess I'll meet him.

   ともかく気(き)にくわない。

   Tomokaku ki ni kuwanai.

   Anyhow, I don't like it.

2. ( […] は兎も角) setting aside

   AはともかくBは相当珍(そうとうめずら)しい

   A wa tomokaku B wa sōtō mezurashii

   setting aside A, B is quite rare

Derived terms

• 兎(と)も角(かく)も (tomokaku mo, “anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking”)

Related terms

• 兎(と)にも角(かく)にも (to ni mo kaku ni mo)
• とかく (tokaku)
• 兎(と)に角(かく) (tonikaku)
• 兎(と)や角(かく) (toyakaku)
• ともあれかくもあれ (to mo are kaku mo are)
• ともあれ (to mo are)