Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
敢て

Etymology

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() (ae, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (afu, to bear, endure)) + (te, conjunctive suffix)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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()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(むずか)しくする
    aete muzukashiku suru
    to deliberately make it difficult
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 あえ‐て[あへ‥] 【敢─・肯─】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (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 [Daijirin] (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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN