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jmdict 2700470 Active (id: 1091169)

からこそ
1. [exp]
▶ precisely because
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2825957 ばこそ 1. only because ...



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2. A 2012-03-30 23:24:59  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Yes, it's から+こそ. Happy to accept it - we have だからこそ, ようこそ, さてこそ, それこそ, etc.
1. A* 2012-03-30 21:25:07  Rick Papo <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar, by Stefan Kaiser et al.
  Comments: 
To quote the book: "82.2.3 Conjunctional clause -kara koso

Here, koso is used to emphasize a reason 'precisely because'.

Example: 古いからこそ新しい。 They (antiques, for example) are novel precisely because they are old."

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