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tokaku
adverb, suru verb, no adjective, noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[()·かく()]
tokaku
[とかく(左右)]
tokaku

English Meaning(s) for とかく

adverb, suru verb
  1. (doing) various things; (doing) this and that
adverb
  1. being apt to; being prone to; tending to
  2. at any rate; anyhow; anyway
no adjective
  1. all sorts of (negative things); various
noun
  1. things that do not exist; rabbit horns

Definition and Synonyms for とかく

Anyways used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Synonyms: まず, とかく, とまれ, どうせ, まずは, とにかく, ともあれ, ともかく, とやかく, どのみち, ともかくも, どうしても, どっちみち, とにもかくにも, とまれかくまれ, ともあれかくもあれ, 何はともあれ
Shape shape or influence
Synonyms: とかく, どよめく, 作用, 係る, 働きかける, 動かす, 反映, 左右, 形作る, 形成, 影響, 感化, 成型, 決する, 決める, 決定, 決定づける, 規定, 関わる, 響く
Control the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
Synonyms: とかく, コントロール, 制圧, 制球, 制球力, 司令, 左右, 掣肘, 操縦, 支配, 束ね, 束ねる, 管制, 管理, 統制, 統括, 総覧, 調節
Rather to some (great or small) extent
Synonyms: うたた, かなり, ちょい, とかく, とても, よほど, ずいぶん, ちょっと, なかなか, わりかし, 一寸, 割と, 割合, 割り方, 少々, 相当, ある程度, 結構
Shape give direction to
Synonyms: とかく, どよめく, 作用, 係る, 働きかける, 動かす, 反映, 左右, 形作る, 形成, 影響, 感化, 成型, 決する, 決める, 決定, 決定づける, 規定, 関わる, 響く

Categories とかく is a member of

Make give rise to
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Economic Policy a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues
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Stroke Order Diagrams for とかく

Sample Sentences for とかく

There were some unsavory rumors about him.
We tend to forget that exercise is a key to good health.
It's very easy to sound natural in your own native language, and very easy to sound unnatural in your non-native language.
Young people are apt to behave that way.
We are liable to be lazy.

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