とかく

とかく · tokaku · JLPT N1 · adverb

anyway

🐰 兎角 = rabbit + horn: useless fuss over things that don't exist, so it means anyway

Originally 兎角 meant rabbit horns, which don't exist, so arguing about them was pointless. That dismissive sense became the everyday anyway or in any case. Modern usage also means tends to.

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