折角

Japanese
Kanji in this term
折 角
せつ > せっ
Grade: 4		 かく
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Adverb

折(せっ)角(かく) • (sekkaku) 

  1. at great pains, going to great trouble
    せっかくの時(じ)間(かん)だから、大(たい)切(せつ)にしたい。
    Sekkaku no jikan dakara, taisetsu ni shitai.
    It's such precious time that I want to spend it with care.
    折(せっ)角(かく)人(ひと)が賽(さい)銭入(せんい)れて起(お)こしてやったのに
    sekkaku hito ga saisen irete okoshite yatta noni
    Though it was that finally someone came to put in saisen and woke you up...
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