兎も角

兎も角

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兎	角
と Jinmeiyō	かく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) と​もかく [tóꜜmòkàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [to̞mo̞ka̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

兎も角 (hiragana ともかく, rōmaji tomokaku)

1. anyhow, anyway, in any case

   ともかく会 (あ)いましょう。

   Tomokaku aimashō.

   Anyhow, I guess I'll meet him.

   ともかく気 (き)にくわない。

   Tomokaku ki ni kuwanai.

   Anyhow, I don't like it.

Derived terms

• 兎 (と)も角 (かく)も (tomokaku mo): anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN