それなのに (sore na noni)

Meaning

  1. and yet
  2. despite this
  3. but even so
  4. but even then
  5. however
  6. nevertheless
  7. for all that

All JLPT 2 grammar : それなのに(それなのに, sore na noni), and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that, [Conjunction]

Example

日本語意味
彼は若い、それなのに分別がある。He is young, and yet he is prudent.
彼は帰ってくると約束した。それなのに帰ってこなかった。He promised to return and yet he didn’t.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
分別bunbetsuseparation
karehe, him
若いwakaiyoung, youthful
tababundle, bunch
yakuapproximately, about
約束yakusokupromise, agreement

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ベツわか.れる, わ.けるseparate
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
ジャク,ニャク,ニャわか.い, わか-, も.しくわyoung, immature
かえ.る, かえ.す, おく.るhomecoming, arrive at
ソクたば, たば.ねる, つかbundle, control
ヤクつづ.まる, つづ.める, つづま.やかpromise, approximately

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