せっかく【 折角 】 sekkaku
せっかく【
折角
】sekkaku
Noun
, Adverb
1. with trouble; at great pains
Usually Written in Kana
せっかくの苦労 もあだになった。
sekkakuno kurōmo adani natta.
All my pains went for nothing.
no-Adjective
2. rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited
Usually Written in Kana
お前 が大声 出 すから、せっかくのシャッターチャンスを逃 しちゃったよ。
omaega ōgoe dasukara sekkakuno shattāchansuo nogashichattayo.
You just made me miss the perfect shot when you hollered.
no-Adjective
3. kind; generous
Usually Written in Kana
こういう事情 ですから、残念 ながら、せっかくのご招待 をお受 けいたしかねるのです。
kōyū jijōdesukara zannennagara sekkakuno goshōtaio ōkeitashi kaneru nodesu.
As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation.
Adverb
4. specially; especially; expressly
Usually Written in Kana
せっかく雨 の中 を会 いに行 ったのに彼女 は留守 だった。
sekkaku ameno nakao aini ittanoni kanojowa rusudatta.
Though I went to see her all the way in the rain, she was out.
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Example Sentences
お前 が大声 出 すから、せっかくのシャッターチャンスを逃 しちゃったよ。
omaega ōgoe dasukara sekkakuno shattāchansuo nogashichattayo.
You just made me miss the perfect shot when you hollered.
せっかくの苦労 もあだになった。
sekkakuno kurōmo adani natta.
All my pains went for nothing.
こういう事情 ですから、残念 ながら、せっかくのご招待 をお受 けいたしかねるのです。
kōyū jijōdesukara zannennagara sekkakuno goshōtaio ōkeitashi kaneru nodesu.
As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation.
せっかく雨 の中 を会 いに行 ったのに彼女 は留守 だった。
sekkaku ameno nakao aini ittanoni kanojowa rusudatta.
Though I went to see her all the way in the rain, she was out.
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Usually Written in Kana
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Ateji (Phonetic Kanji)
, Rarely Used Kanji
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Ateji (Phonetic Kanji)
, Rarely Used Kanji
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