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折角

せっかく

adverbusually kana

Meanings

1with trouble
2at great pains
3long-awaited
4rare
5valuable
6precious
7kind
8generous

Example sentence

折角来てくれたのに留守をしていてごめんね。

I'm sorry that I wasn't home when you so kindly dropped by.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

折Fold, Break, Fracture7 strokes 角Angle, Corner, Square7 strokes

More words with 折

折おり · chanceN1 屈折くっせつ · bendingN1 骨折こっせつ · bone fractureN3 折れるおれる · to breakN4 折り返すおりかえす · to turn up

Full entry on Jisho

N1

折衷せっちゅう · compromiseN1

折り紙おりがみ · origami

時折ときおり · sometimesN1

More words with 角

角度かくど · angleN2 三角さんかく · triangleN2 四角いしかくい · squareN2 方角ほうがく · directionN2 街角まちかど · street cornerN2 四つ角よつかど · four cornersN2 直角ちょっかく · right angleN2 多角たかく · many-sided

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