敢えて

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

• (Tokyo) あ​えて [áꜜètè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [a̠e̞te̞]

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

Related terms

• とりあえず (toriaezu, “at once”)