折角

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せつ > せっ
Grade: 4
かく
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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(せっ)(かく) (sekkaku

  1. at great pains, going to great trouble
    せっかく()(かん)だから、(たい)(せつ)にしたい。
    Sekkaku no jikan dakara, taisetsu ni shitai.
    It's such precious time that I want to spend it with care.
    (せっ)(かく)(ひと)(さい)銭入(せんい)れて()こしてやったのに[1]
    sekkaku hito ga saisen irete okoshite yatta noni
    Though it was that finally someone came to put in saisen and woke you up...

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN