わざわざ

• 読み: わざわざ
• ローマ字: wazawaza
• 発音: /wa.za.wa.za/

意味

Expressly; especially; going to special trouble to do something. Emphasises that an action required extra effort.

An adverb highlighting that someone went out of their way to do something. Often used with gratitude: わざわざ来てくれてありがとう (thank you for coming all this way). Can also carry a negative nuance: わざわざそんなことしなくていい (you don't need to go to that trouble). Context determines whether the tone is appreciative or dismissive.

例文

1. わざわざ来てくれてありがとうございます。
2. そんなことのためにわざわざ電話しなくてもいいよ。
3. わざわざ手作りのケーキを持ってきてくれた。

使い方ガイド

場面: gratitude, effort, politeness

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 態 (waza, manner/deliberately), reduplicated for emphasis. The kanji form 態々 exists but is rarely used. The repetition intensifies the sense of deliberate, purposeful action.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal