折角

Reading

Kana: せっかく
Romaji: sekkaku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

adv
1

with trouble; at great pains

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited

Note: word usually written using kana alone
3

kind

Note: word usually written using kana alone
adv
4

specially; especially; expressly

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: セツ、 お.る、 おり、 お.り、 -お.り、 お.れる
Meanings: fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
Readings: カク、 かど、 つの
Meanings: angle, corner, square, horn, antlers

Example Sentences

せっかくの苦労(くろう)もあだになった。
➥All my pains went for nothing.
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せっかく(ほね)()ったのに、(かれ)失敗(しっぱい)した。
➥He has failed after all his labors.
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(わたし)がせっかくやっていることにけちをつけた。
➥He threw cold water on what I was doing.
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せっかくの苦労(くろう)(みず)(あわ)になった。
➥All my pains were in vain.
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(きみ)のせっかくの(めい)講義(こうぎ)(ねこ)小判(こばん)だったね。
➥Your wonderful lecture was pearls before swine.
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折角(せっかく)()てくれたのに留守(るす)をしていてごめんね。
➥I'm sorry that I wasn't home when you so kindly dropped by.
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