EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 57
  1. Adverb (fukushi)

    purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally

    Usually written using kana alone

    あえて彼の意見を支持した。
    I dared to support his opinion.
  2. not necessarily; not particularly; not especially

    Usually written using kana aloneused with neg. verb

  3. definitely not

    Usually written using kana aloneArchaicused with neg. verb

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Characters in this word

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daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful

Kun
あ.えてあ.えないあ.えず
On
カン
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1859 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 57

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Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-8-4SKIP code
4i8.5The Kanji Dictionary
1814.0Four corner code
3166deroo
6562Unicode hex code
1-20-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2054Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2350New Nelson (John Haig)
1706New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2142Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1121Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1522Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
826Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
889Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1812A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1687Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1713Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13260Morohashi
1106A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1691Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1807Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1390Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1544Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1622Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
942Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
834Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gan3Pinyin reading
gamKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
57WaniKani level