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How to say 'Specially' in Japanese | 態々

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The Japanese word for Specially is 'Wazawaza', written as 態々 in Japanese.'Specially' in hiragana is わざわざ.

    word

    態々

    Meaning

    Specially

    Reading

    わざわざ

    wazawaza

    Kanji

    態Appearance, Condition

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb '態々 (わざわざ)' means 'specially' or 'going out of one's way'. It is used to describe actions that are done intentionally, often with extra effort or inconvenience, to achieve a specific purpose. This word carries a nuance of doing something that might not be strictly necessary, but is done out of consideration or for a particular reason. For example: He came all the way here specially to see me「彼は私に会うためにわざわざここまで来た」(かれはわたしにあうためにわざわざここまできた). I made this cake specially for you「このケーキはあなたのためにわざわざ作りました」(このケーキはあなたのためにわざわざつくりました). Note that '態々' often implies a sense of gratitude or acknowledgment of the effort involved.

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    2863

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 態々

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    態

    Meaning

    Appearance, Condition

Words Related to 態々 Through the Kanji 態

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 態 as well.

  • word

    状態

    Meaning

    Condition

  • word

    態度

    Meaning

    Attitude

  • word

    事態

    Meaning

    Situation

  • word

    形態

    Meaning

    Form

  • word

    実態

    Meaning

    Reality

  • word

    態と

    Meaning

    Intentionally

  • word

    生態

    Meaning

    Ecology

Words Related to 態々 Through the Kanji 々

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 々 as well.

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    時々

    Meaning

    Sometimes

  • word

    人々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    少々

    Meaning

    Slightly

  • word

    我々

    Meaning

    We

  • word

    中々

    Meaning

    Quite, Not easily

  • word

    色々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    元々

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    益々

    Meaning

    Increasingly

  • word

    次々

    Meaning

    One after another

  • word

    日々

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    明々後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    国々

    Meaning

    Countries

  • word

    段々

    Meaning

    Gradually

  • word

    様々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    個々

    Meaning

    Individual

  • word

    偶々

    Meaning

    By chance

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    徐々

    Meaning

    Gradually

  • word

    順々に

    Meaning

    In order

  • word

    堂々

    Meaning

    Majestic, Unashamed

  • word

    一々

    Meaning

    Every, Each

  • word

    苛々

    Meaning

    Irritation

  • word

    年々

    Meaning

    Yearly

  • word

    精々

    Meaning

    At most

  • word

    所々

    Meaning

    Parts, Spots

  • word

    次々に

    Meaning

    One after another

  • word

    度々

    Meaning

    Often

  • word

    若々しい

    Meaning

    Youthful

  • word

    続々

    Meaning

    Continuously, One after another

  • word

    神々

    Meaning

    Gods

  • word

    等々

    Meaning

    Etc

  • word

    別々

    Meaning

    Separate

  • word

    各々

    Meaning

    Each

  • word

    種々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    騒々しい

    Meaning

    Noisy

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