なお – Vocabulary details

なお

Meanings

Adverb

Usually written in kana

1. still; yet

それでもなお、彼かの女じょの目めは優やさしかった。Even so, her eyes were still kind.

2. more; still more; greater; further

今いまはあの時ときより、なお状じょう況きょうが悪わるい。The situation is even worse now than it was then.

Conjunction

Usually written in kana

3. furthermore; in addition; moreover; note that ...

なお、ダンスの訓くん練れんは必ひつ要ようない。Note that dance training is not necessary.

Adverb

Literary

Usually written in kana

4. as if; just like; as though

as なお ... ごとし; esp. 猶

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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Used in: 4231

Used in vocabulary (25 in total)

なおも

still (continuing); as ever; further

なおさら

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

なおかつ

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

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Examples (24 in total)

彼かれは７０歳さいでなお活かつ躍やくしている。

At seventy, he is still active.

なお、ダンスの訓くん練れんは必ひつ要ようない。

Note that dance training is not necessary.

いろいろなお菓か子しがあった。

There were various kinds of sweets.

それでもなお、二ふた人りは前ぜん進しんした。

Even so, the two moved forward.

それでもなお、彼かの女じょの目めは優やさしかった。

Even so, her eyes were still kind.

彼かれの行いけない理り由ゆうがなおはっきりしない。

His reason for not going is still unclear.

だが、そう思おもっても、なお、不ふ安あんは去さらなかった。

But even thinking so, the anxiety still did not go away.

あとで起おこったことはなお悪わるかった。

What followed was still worse.

なお、雨あめの場ば合あいは中ちゅう止しとなります。

Please note that it will be canceled in case of rain.

しかし、それでもなお、断だん定ていはできない。

However, even so, it still cannot be stated definitively.

彼かれは背せが高たかいが、兄あにはなお高たかい。

He is tall, but his brother is much taller.

祖そ母ぼは82歳さいでなお矍かく鑠しゃくとしています。

My grandmother is still vigorous at 82 years old.

今いまはあの時ときより、なお状じょう況きょうが悪わるい。

The situation is even worse now than it was then.

負まけるとわかっていて、なお私わたしに挑いどむかね？

Do you still challenge me, even though you know you will lose?

だがいま彼かれに無む理りをさせれば、なお傷きずが悪あっ化かする。

But if we make him push himself now, the wound will only get worse.

だが、それでもなお、兄あには王おうの意い向こうを覆くつがえした。

But even so, the elder brother overturned the king's intention.

疲つかれていてもなお、彼かの女じょの美びは損そこなわれていなかった。

Even though she was tired, her beauty had not been marred.

その地ち方ほうではその古ふるい風ふう俗ぞくがなお存そん続ぞくしている。

The old custom is still kept up in that district.

彼かれは約やく束そくを破やぶるが、それでもなお私わたしは彼かれが好すきだ。

He often breaks his word, but I like him all the same.

彼かれは私わたし達たちに着き物ものをくれ、なおその上うえにお金かねもくれた。

He gave us clothes, and money as well.

私わたしは時と計けいをジョンになおしてもらうつもりだ。

I am going to have my watch repaired by John.

とても寒さむく、なお悪わるいことに、雨あめが降ふり始はじめた。

It was very cold, and what was worse, it began to rain.

彼かれはお金かね持もちで、なおそのうえ良よいことには、とても親しん切せつだ。

He is rich, and, what is better, very kind.

自じ分ぶんも遅ち刻こくしてきたが、それよりもなお遅おそいとはどういうことか。

I was late myself, but what does it mean to be even later than that?

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Meanings

Alt. forms

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Used in vocabulary (25 in total)

Examples (24 in total)