Lingakuわざわざ
Frequency rank: 1,197.
- expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); going to the trouble of (doing); going out of one's way (to do)word usually written using kana alone
- intentionally; deliberatelyword usually written using kana aloneused to criticize someone's actions
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- あること事を、ついでではなくてただそのこと事のためにあえてろうりょく労力をさいて割いてするようす様子．.
- ちち父のびょうき病気はさいわい幸いげんじょういじ現状維持のままで、すこしも少しもわるい悪いほう方へすすむ進むもよう模様はみえなかった見えなかった．.ねん念のためにわざわざとおく遠くからそうとう相当のいしゃ医者をまねいたり招いたりして、しんちょう慎重にしんさつ診察してもらってもやはりわたくし私のしっている知っているいがい以外にいじょう異状はみとめられなかった認められなかった．.きごう（なつめ夏目そうせき漱石きごう『こころこゝろきごう』きごう）
- するひつようが必要がないことをことさらにするようす様子．.
Example sentences
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I don't know how to demonstrate it, since it's too obvious!
I went all the way to see my friend, only to find him absent.
She was kind enough to take me to the hospital.
She troubled herself to take me to the house I was looking for.
At Christmas she went out of her way to buy me a really nice model plane.
He was busy, but he took the time to show me around the city.
He went out of his way to help me when I was in trouble.
He went all the way to see her, only to find she was away.
He took the trouble to show me the way to the station.
He came all the way to talk over a problem with me.