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敢えて: purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.), daringly (d | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

敢(あ)えて

あえて

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

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Reading and meaning

Reading: あえて
Romaji: aete
Meaning: purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.), daringly (doing something), deliberately, intentionally
Word type: adverb

FuriganaEnglish

彼(かれ)は敢(あ)えて厳(きび)しい道(みち)を選(えら)んだ。
He deliberately chose the more difficult path.
批判(ひはん)を承知(しょうち)の上(うえ)で、彼女(かのじょ)は敢(あ)えて公(おおやけ)の場(ば)で

異議(いぎ)

を

唱(とな)

えた。

Knowing she would be criticized, she deliberately voiced her objection in public.

彼(かれ)は敢(あ)えて誰(だれ)も触(ふ)れたがらない問題(もんだい)に言及(げんきゅう)した。

He deliberately addressed an issue that no one wanted to touch.

彼(かれ)は敢(あ)えて返事(へんじ)を急(いそ)がず、相手(あいて)の出方(でかた)を見(み)た。

He deliberately refrained from replying hastily and waited to see how the other party would respond.