Lingakuことさら
Frequency rank: 20,239. – 20,326. (for form 故: 1,960. – 1,961.)
- intentionally; deliberately; designedly; on purposeword usually written using kana alone
- especially; particularlyword usually written using kana alone
adverb (fukushi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Forms
- ことさらFrequency rank: 20,239. – 20,326.
- 殊更【ことさら】Frequency rank: 16,412. – 16,484.
- 故【ことさら】Frequency rank: 1,960. – 1,961.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- intentionally; deliberately; designedly; on purpose
- especially; particularly
This term is used to indicate that something is done intentionally or on purpose.
It seems like he is deliberately avoiding it.
He specifically avoided that issue.
This term is used to emphasize that something is done with a special focus or emphasis.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ことさらいしき意識するto be particularly awareことさらきょうちょう強調するto emphasize particularlyことさらえらぶ選ぶto choose intentionallyことさらゆう言うto say especiallyことさらとりあげる取り上げるto take up deliberatelyことさらちゅういをひく注意を引くto draw attention intentionallyことさらじゅうよう重要しする視するto regard as particularly importantことさらなしとげる成し遂げるto accomplish on purposeことさらおもいだす思い出すto remember especially
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)