EntryCommonJLPT N2WaniKani 14
  1. Adverb (fukushi), Noun

    with trouble; at great pains

    Usually written using kana alone

    せっかくの苦労もあだになった。
    All my pains went for nothing.
  2. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. kind; generous

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 切角【せっかく】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

Kun
お.るおりお.り-お.りお.れる
On
セツシャク
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
962 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

せき

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3c4.7The Kanji Dictionary
5202.1Four corner code
1354deroo
6298Unicode hex code
1-32-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1855Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2094New Nelson (John Haig)
253New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
297Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
189Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
225Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1130Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1211Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
830A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
385Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
585Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11890Morohashi
522A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1394Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1483Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
651sakade
560Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
551henshall3
485Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
772Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
860Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1139Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhe2, she2, zhe1Pinyin reading
jeol, jeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

angle, corner, square, horn, antlers

Kun
かどつの
On
カク
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
805 of 2500
Radical
horn
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

すみずみふさ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-5, 3-4-3SKIP code
2n5.1The Kanji Dictionary
2722.7Four corner code
2545deroo
89d2Unicode hex code
1-19-49JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4301Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5543New Nelson (John Haig)
2047New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2541Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1293Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1761Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1812Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1953Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
714A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
547Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
273Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35003Morohashi
243A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
473Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
481Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173sakade
891Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
97henshall3
138Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
716Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1650Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1829Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiao3, jia3, jue2Pinyin reading
gagKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level