折角 (せっかく) — with effort, at great pains, specially
折角
with effort
Frequency #7123
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
混合 mixed
Mixed compound — combines different reading types in a pattern that doesn't fit the standard categories.
no-adjective
Part of speech (JMdict: adj-no, adv, n)
sekkaku
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
せっかく[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- with effort
- at great pains
- specially