折角

Meanings

1. Adverb · Noun

   with trouble; at great pains

2. No-adjective

   rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited

3. No-adjective

   kind; generous

In Spanish

1. con mucho esfuerzo y esmero

Kanji in this word

• 折
• 角

Example sentences

• 折角なお天気な日なので、今日は垣を塗り替えた方がいいと思います。

  You should take advantage of the good weather to paint the fence.

  Deberías aprovechar el buen clima y pintar la cerca.

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• せっかくの苦労くろうもあだになった。

  All my pains went for nothing.

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• せっかく骨ほねを折おったのに、彼かれは失敗しっぱいした。

  He has failed after all his labors.

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