Kana words#1,624 most used

あえて1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

deliberately; daringly (doing something)

IN A SENTENCE

その少年しょうねんはあえてそうしようとしません。

The boy does not dare to do so.

あえてまた僕ぼくに質問しつもんする気きか。

Dare you ask me another question?

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally

adverb

TANGOYA ASKS

not necessarily; not particularly; not especially

adverb

definitely not

adverb

Kindかな語, kana words

Frequency#1,624 most used

Writtenあえて、敢えて

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium