しかし
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しかし
1
Conjunction
however; but
Examples
しかし、たいへん息子を欲しがっていました。
But he wanted a son very much.
Kanji in this Word
然
12 strokes
Frequency: 401
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
sort of thing
so
if so
in that case
well
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゼン
ネン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しか
しか.り
しか.し
さ
併
8 strokes
Frequency: 966
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
join
get together
unite
collective
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヘイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あわ.せる
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