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100 Common Japanese Conjunctions for Conversation

100 Common Japanese Conjunctions for Conversation

No. Kanji Hiragana Romaji Meaning
1 いずれにしても izure ni shitemo Either way, in any case
2 一方で そのいっぽうで sono ippou de On the other hand
3 反比例して それにはんぴれいして sore ni hanpirei shite In inverse proportion to that
4 加えて くわえて kuwaete In addition
5 にもかかわらず ni mo kakawarazu Despite that, nevertheless
6 そうしておいて sou shite oite After doing so
7 ついには tsuini wa Finally, in the end
8 対して それにたいして sore ni taishite In contrast to that
9 もとより motoyori Originally, of course
10 所詮 しょせん shosen After all, in the end
11 そうなると sou naru to If it comes to that
12 どうにかして dou ni ka shite Somehow, one way or another
13 とはいえども to wa iedomo Even so, having said that
14 限って にかぎって ni kagitte Only/specifically in this case
15 そうかといって sou ka to itte Even so, that being said
16 まるで～ようだ marude ~ you da As if…, just like…
17 さすがに sasuga ni As expected (but still…)
18 というより to iu yori Rather than saying, more accurately
19 いかにも ika ni mo Truly, indeed
20 あくまで akumade To the very end, persistently
21 一方 いっぽう ippou On the other hand
22 にもかかわらず ni mo kakawarazu Despite, although
23 それどころか sore dokoro ka On the contrary
24 なおさら naosara All the more so
25 ひいては hiite wa And by extension, moreover
26 かつ katsu And, at the same time (formal)
27 ゆえに yue ni Therefore (written form)
28 ではあるが de wa aru ga Although it is…
29 とはいえ to wa ie That being said
30 かつては katsute wa In the past, formerly
31 ついでに tsuide ni While at it, incidentally
32 いっそのこと isso no koto Might as well, rather than
33 にもまして ni mo mashite Even more than
34 ちなみに chinami ni By the way, incidentally
35 ただでさえ tada de sae Already… (even without extra factors)
36 そればかりか sore bakari ka Not only that, but also
37 どうせ douse Anyway, in any case (often negative nuance)
38 そもそも somosomo To begin with, in the first place
39 一応 いちおう ichiou For now, tentatively
40 それにしては sore ni shite wa Considering that
41 それながらも sore nagara mo Even so, while that’s true
42 もっとも mottomo However, that said
43 そのうえで sono ue de On that basis
44 けっきょく kekkyoku In the end, ultimately
45 つまるところ tsumaru tokoro In short, to sum up
46 加えて それにくわえて sore ni kuwaete In addition to that
47 はたまた hatamata Or perhaps (literary)
48 しかるに shikaru ni However (very formal)
49 ひるがえって hirugaette On the contrary, conversely
50 なぜなら naze nara Because
51 そのくせ sono kuse And yet (contrary to expectation)
52 なおさら naosara Even more so (emphasis)
53 言ってみれば いってみれば itte mireba So to speak, you could say
54 どのみち dono michi Either way, regardless
55 限らないが とはかぎらないが to wa kagiranai ga Not necessarily, not always
56 だからには dakara ni wa Once (something is the case), then
57 それとも sore tomo Or (used in questions)
58 いずれ izure Sooner or later
59 いざとなれば iza to nareba When it comes down to it, if necessary
60 おそらくは osoraku wa Probably (speculative)
61 まさに masa ni Exactly, precisely
62 なにしろ nanishiro Anyway, in any case
63 たしかに～が tashika ni ~ ga Certainly…, but
64 どころか dokoro ka Far from it, on the contrary (strong negation)
65 それというのも sore to iu no mo This is because
66 おかげで okage de Thanks to
67 せいで sei de Because of (negative cause)
68 しかも shikamo Moreover, on top of that
69 いわば iwaba So to speak, as it were
70 おまけに omake ni On top of that, besides
71 なおかつ naokatsu Furthermore, and yet
72 それゆえに sore yue ni For that reason
73 だが daga But (formal, written)
74 だからといって dakara to itte Even so, that doesn’t mean
75 要するに ようするに you suru ni In short, to summarize
76 かといって ka to itte That said, even so
77 そうはいっても sou wa itte mo Having said that
78 おそらく osoraku Probably (with inference)
79 たとえば tatoeba For example
80 なおさらながら naosara nagara All the more so
81 それにしても sore ni shite mo Even so, still
82 言えば もっといえば motto ieba To put it further
83 かえって kaette On the contrary, rather
84 たしかに tashika ni Certainly, indeed (but…)
85 むしろ mushiro Rather, instead
86 にしても ni shite mo Even if, even granting that
87 いずれにせよ izure ni seyo In any case, either way
88 せめて semete At least
89 とはいうものの to wa iu monono That being said, however
90 そして soshite And then
91 しかし shikashi However
92 それから sore kara After that
93 それに sore ni Moreover
94 だから dakara So, therefore
95 けれども keredomo But, however
96 また mata Also, furthermore
97 つまり tsumari In short, that is to say
98 ところが tokoro ga However, and yet
99 そのため sono tame Because of that, for that reason

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