敢えて

Japanese

Alternative spelling
敢て

敢(あ)え (ae, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 敢(あ)ふ (afu, “to bear, endure”)) + て (te, conjunctive suffix)

敢(あ)えて • (aete) ^{←あへて (afete)^?}

going ahead and doing something despite knowing it to be impossible, daring
particularly
あえて難(むずか)しくする
aete muzukashiku suru
to deliberately make it difficult

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