せっかく

Kana: せっかく

since; now that

Example sentence

せっかく来たのだから、もう少しゆっくりしてください。

せっかくきたのだから、もうすこしゆっくりしてください。

Since you've come all this way, please stay a bit longer.

What せっかく means

せっかく (せっかく) is a Japanese word meaning “since; now that”. It appears in the Level 3 collection, under Grammar & Phrases.

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