わざわざ

わざわざ · wazawaza · JLPT N1 · adverb

take the trouble

わざ (waza, deed/technique) + わざわざ: doing a deed on purpose, going out of your way

Doubled 'waza' reduplicates the root for emphasis. It means you deliberately went to the effort, not that it happened by accident.

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