ことさら

Frequency rank: 20,239. – 20,326. (for form 故: 1,960. – 1,961.)
    adverb (fukushi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
  1. intentionally; deliberately; designedly; on purposeword usually written using kana alone
  2. especially; particularlyword usually written using kana alone
Forms
  • ことさらFrequency rank: 20,239. – 20,326.
  • 【ことさら】Frequency rank: 16,412. – 16,484.
  • 【ことさら】Frequency rank: 1,960. – 1,961.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. intentionally; deliberately; designedly; on purpose
    2. 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.
  2. especially; particularly
    3. This term is used to emphasize that something is done with a special focus or emphasis.
    Today is a particularly important day.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to be particularly awareto emphasize particularlyto choose intentionallyto say especiallyto take up deliberatelyto draw attention intentionallyto regard as particularly importantto accomplish on purposeto remember especially
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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