Word Meaning 敢えて

あえて aete

敢えて is read as あえて (aete) and means definitely not.

Meaning

English

  1. definitely not
  2. not necessarily
  3. not particularly
  4. not especially
  5. purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.)
  6. daringly (doing something)
  7. deliberately
  8. intentionally

Reading

Kana

あえて

Romaji

aete

Writing Variants

  • 敢て あえて aete

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16648 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

敢然

かんぜん

boldly

敢行

かんこう

decisive action

敢闘

かんとう

fighting bravely

勇敢

ゆうかん

brave

果敢

かかん

resolute

進取果敢

しんしゅかかん

enterprising and daring

Example Sentences

8

かれはきけんをしょうちであえてやまにはいった。

He deliberately went into the mountains knowing the danger.

わたしはそのわだいにはあえてふれなかった。

I deliberately avoided bringing up that topic.

あえていえば、こんかいはきみのはんだんがただしかった。

If I may say so, your judgment was right this time.

そんなあぶないことはだれもあえてしない。

No one would deliberately do something that dangerous.

かれはしっぱいをおそれず、あえてあたらしいほうほうをえらんだ。

He wasn’t afraid of failure and dared to choose a new method.

あえてきくが、ほんとうにこうかいしないのか。

Let me ask bluntly: will you really have no regrets?

I took risks.

I took risks.