とかく – Vocabulary details

とかく

Adverb

Verb (する)

Usually written in kana

1. (doing) various things; (doing) this and that

Adverb

Usually written in kana

2. being apt to; being prone to; tending to

3. at any rate; anyhow; anyway

Adjective (の)

Usually written in kana

4. all sorts of (negative things); various

Noun

Idiomatic

Buddhist

5. things that do not exist; (lit.) rabbit horns

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かく

私わたしたちはとかく怠たい惰だになりがちである。

We are liable to be lazy.

若わかい人ひとはとかくそんなふうに行こう動どうするものだ。

Young people are apt to behave that way.

運うん動どうが健けん康こうの鍵かぎであるのを私わたしたちはとかく忘わすれがちだ。

We tend to forget that exercise is a key to good health.

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