Word
敢えて
あえて
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CommonJLPT N1
Meanings
- Adverb
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally
- Adverb
not necessarily; not particularly; not especially
- Adverb
definitely not
In Spanish
si me permito (hacer, decir)
- Other forms
- 敢て
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
あえて彼の意見を支持した。
I dared to support his opinion.
Tatoeba #234525(opens in a new tab)私は危険を犯して敢えてソニーの株を500株買った。
I went out on a limb and bought 500 shares of Sony stock.
Tatoeba #157773(opens in a new tab)