乍
乍

though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all

5 strokes

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ササク

Kun

-なが.らたちま.ち

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Common Words

ながら乍らFreq #82
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Particle; Conjunction; After the -masu stem of a verb

while; during; as

Examples
彼女は身振りを交えながら演説した。
She accompanied her speech with gestures.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Particle; Conjunction

while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding

Examples
あれほど金を持ちながら彼は幸福でない。
For all his wealth, he is not happy.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Particle

all; both

4

Word usually written using kana alone; Particle

as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

5

Prefix

while doing something else (at the same time)

ながらも乍らもExpressionUsually kanaFreq #872
1

though; although; notwithstanding; in spite of; despite

Examples
女ながらも彼女は勇敢だった。
Woman as she was, she was brave.
2

while; as; at the same time as

我ながらわれながら我乍らAdverbFreq #5143
1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

Examples
また同じ失敗をするなんて、我ながら愚かだと思う。
It is silly of me to have made the same mistake twice.
しかしながら然しながら併しながら然し乍ら併し乍らAdverbUsually kanaFreq #9391
1

Conjunction

however; nevertheless

Examples
お金はほとんどない。しかしながら、私はあなたといれば幸せだ。
I have little money. However, I feel happy with you.
生まれながら生れながら生まれ乍ら生れ乍らうまれながら～の Adj.AdverbFreq #13493
1

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

Examples
君は生まれながらの詩人だ。
You are made to be a poet.
ながらに乍らにUsually kanaFreq #15428
1

Conjunction

while; during; performed in this condition

Examples
彼は子供ながらにお母さんを助けるために一生懸命働いた。
Child as he was, he worked hard to help his mother.
失礼ながら失礼乍らしつれいながらAdverbExpressionFreq #18318
1

with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask

もさることながらもさる事ながらも然ることながらも然る事ながらも然る事乍らExpressionUsually kanaFreq #20175
1

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

Examples
失業問題もさることながら、環境問題も大切だ。
Although the unemployment problem can't be ignored, the environment problem is also very important.
恐れながら恐れ乍ら畏れながらおそれながらExpressionFreq #20713
1

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

昔ながらむかしながら～の Adj.AdverbFreq #21060
1

unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional

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