わざわざ (wazawaza)

Meaning

  1. expressly
  2. specially

All JLPT 3 grammar : 態々(わざわざ, wazawaza), expressly; specially; doing something especially rather than incidentally, [Adverb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
友人に会いにわざわざ出かけていったが、彼は留守だった。I went all the way to see my friend, only to find him absent.
彼女は親切にもわざわざ病院に連れていってくれました。She was kind enough to take me to the hospital.
彼女は私が探していた家までわざわざ連れて行ってくれた。She troubled herself to take me to the house I was looking for.
彼女はわざわざそんなおろかなことはしない。She went out of her way to do such a foolish thing.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
会うauto meet (someone)
友人yuujinfriend
karehe, him
留守rusuabsence, being away from home
連れtsurecompanion, company
彼女kanojoshe, her
親切shinsetsukindness, gentleness
病院byouinhospital
iehouse, residence
watashiI, me
そんなsonnasuch

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ジン,ニンひと, -り, -とperson
シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
ユウともfriend
カイ,エあ.う, あ.わせる, あつ.まるmeeting
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
リュウ,ルと.める, と.まる, とど.めるdetain, fasten, stop
シュ,スまも.る, まも.り, もりguard, protect, obey
ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
ビョウ,ヘイや.む, -や.み, やまいill, sick
インinstitution
セツ,サイき.る, -き.る, き.りcut, cutoff
シンおや, おや-, した.しいparent, intimacy
レンつら.なる, つら.ねる, つ.れるtake along, join
コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
カ,ケいえ, や, うちhome, family
わたくし, わたしprivate, me
タンさぐ.る, さが.すgrope, search, look for

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