けれども (keredo mo)

Meaning

  1. however

All JLPT 5 grammar : (けれども, keredo mo), however; although, [Conjunction, Particle]

Example

日本語意味
やりがいはあるけれどもリスクと労働時間を考えると・・・、ものすごく損な商売なのかもしれませんね。It’s a job worth doing, but if I think about the working hours and the risk … I could be onto a real losing proposition here.
列車が遅れたけれども、なんとか間に合った。Even though the train was late, we made it in time.
理論は理にかなっていたけれども、彼は納得しなかった。Although the arguments were rational, he was not convinced.
眠かったけれども、宿題を終わらすことができた。Sleepy as I was, I managed to finish my homework.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
考えkangaethinking, thought, view
労働roudoumanual labor, work
商売shoubaitrade, business
sonloss, disadvantage
考えるkangaeruto think about
もしmoshiif, in case
時間jikantime, hours
遅れokuredelay; lag; postponement; falling behind
列車resshatrain
理論rirontheory
納得nattokuconsent, assent
karehe, him
owarithe end
宿yadoinn, lodging
宿題shukudaihomework

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
とき, -どきtime, hour
カン,ケンあいだ, ま, あいinterval, space
バイう.る, う.れるsell
コウかんが.える, かんが.えconsider, think over
ドウはたら.くwork
ロウろう.する, いたわ.る, いた.ずきlabor, toil, trouble
ショウあきな.うmake a deal, selling
シャくるまcar
おく.れる, おく.らす, おそ.いslow, late, back
ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
レツ,レfile, row, column
ことわりlogic, reason
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
ロンあげつら.うargument, discourse
トクえ.る, う.るgain, get, earn
ダイtopic, subject
シュウお.わる, -お.わる, おわ.るend, finish
ミンねむ.る, ねむ.いsleep, die, sleepy
宿シュクやど, やど.る, やど.すinn, lodging, dwell

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