せっかく (sekkaku)

Meaning

  1. with trouble

All JLPT 2 grammar : 折角(せっかく, sekkaku), with trouble; at great pains, [Adverb, Noun]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
せっかく採用した派遣社員がすぐに辞めてしまった。The temporary workers that we managed to employ left work right away.
せっかく弁護士の資格があるのにもったいない。What a waste of your lawyer qualifications!
おっと、せっかく時間前に来たのに、ダベッてたら遅刻しちまう。Whoa, if we keep chatting, despite actually arriving early, we’ll end up late!
君のせっかくの名講義は猫に小判だったね。Your wonderful lecture was pearls before swine.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
採用saiyouuse; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment
派遣hakendispatch, despatch, deployment
社員shaincompany employee
資格shikakuqualifications; requirements; capabilities
弁護bengodefence, pleading, advocacy
弁護士bengoshilawyer, attorney
遅刻chikokulateness, late coming
時間jikantime, hours
maefront, ahead, previous
naname, given name
kimiyou, buddy, pal
講義kougilecture
nekocat

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
インemployee, member
シャやしろcompany, firm
ヨウもち.いるutilize, use
や.める, いな.むresign, expression
カク,コウ,キャク,ゴウstatus, character
assets, resources
とき, -どきtime, hour
カン,ケンあいだ, ま, あいinterval, space
ライ,タイく.る, きた.る, きた.すcome, due, next, cause, become
ゼンまえ, -まえin front, before
おく.れる, おく.らす, おそ.いslow, late, back
コクきざ.む, きざ.みengrave, carving
メイ,ミョウな, -なname, noted, distinguished, reputation
ショウちい.さい, こ-, お-little, small
ビョウねこcat
ハン,バンわか.るjudgement, seal
クンきみ, -ぎみmister, you, ruler

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