敢えて

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
敢
あ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
敢て

Etymology

敢(あ)え (ae, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 敢(あ)ふ (afu, “to bear, endure”)) + て (te, conjunctive suffix)

Pronunciation

Adverb

敢(あ)えて • (aete) ←あへて (afete)?

  1. going ahead and doing something despite knowing it to be impossible, daring
  2. particularly
    あえて難(むずか)しくする
    aete muzukashiku suru
    to deliberately make it difficult

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “あえ‐て［あへ‥］ 【敢─・肯─】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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