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Learn JLPT N2 Conjunctions

Learn JLPT N2 Conjunctions

No. Kanji Hiragana Romaji Meaning
1 その上 そのうえ sono ue moreover; on top of that
2 さらに sara ni furthermore; even more
3 加えて くわえて kuwaete in addition; besides
4 なお nao furthermore (formal); additionally
5 しかも shikamo moreover; what’s more
6 しかし shikashi however; but
7 ところが tokoro ga however; unexpectedly
8 にもかかわらず ni mo kakawarazu despite that; in spite of
9 とはいえ to wa ie although; even so
10 それでも sore demo even so; nevertheless
11 したがって shitagatte therefore; consequently
12 そのため sono tame for that reason; because of that
13 ゆえに yue ni therefore (formal)
14 結果として けっかとして kekka to shite as a result
15 よって yotte accordingly; therefore (formal)
16 もしも moshimo if (emphatic)
17 仮に かりに kari ni supposing that; if
18 万一 まんいち man’ichi in case of; if by any chance
19 その場合(は) そのばあい(は) sono baai (wa) in that case
20 そうなると sō naru to if that happens; then
21 つまり tsumari in short; in other words
22 すなわち sunawachi that is to say (formal)
23 要するに ようするに yōsuru ni in summary; in short
24 言い換えれば いいかえれば ii kaereba in other words
25 たとえば tatoeba for example
26 ただし tadashi however; with conditions
27 もっとも mottomo though; however
28 少なくとも すくなくとも sukunakutomo at least
29 特に とくに toku ni especially; particularly
30 別に~ない べつに~ない betsu ni ~nai not particularly; not really
31 一方 いっぽう ippō on the other hand; meanwhile
32 逆に ぎゃくに gyaku ni conversely; on the contrary
33 あるいは arui wa or; alternatively
34 それどころか sore dokoro ka far from it; on the contrary
35 そればかりか sore bakari ka not only that, but also
36 それにしても sore ni shite mo even so; nevertheless
37 とはいうものの to wa iu mono no although; even though
38 それなら sore nara if that’s the case
39 そうなると sō naru to if that happens; then
40 その一方で そのいっぽうで sono ippō de on the other hand
41 かえって kaette on the contrary
42 あくまで akumade to the end; merely
43 一方では~他方では いっぽうでは~たほうでは ippō de wa ~ tahō de wa on one hand ~ on the other hand
44 それゆえ(に) sore yue ni therefore; for that reason
45 ゆえに yue ni therefore (formal)
46 なおさら naosara all the more; even more
47 ともすると tomo suru to tend to; be liable to
48 と同時に とどうじに to dōji ni at the same time
49 にもまして ni mo mashite even more than; all the more
50 その反面 そのはんめん sono hanmen on the other hand; in contrast

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