ともかく (tomokaku, wa tomokaku)

Meaning

  1. anyhow
  2. anyway
  3. somehow or other
  4. generally speaking
  5. in any case

All JLPT 2 grammar : 兎も角(ともかく, tomokaku, wa tomokaku), anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may, [Adverb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
信じていたかどうかはともかく、超常的な話題に拒絶反応があるということはないようだ。I don’t know whether she believed me or not but in any case it seems she doesn’t automatically dismiss talk of the supernatural.
明日雨になるかもしれないがともかく私たちは出かけるつもりだ。It may rain tomorrow, but we are going in any case.
冗談はともかく、君の頭脳は医者にみせるべきだ。Joking apart, you ought to see a doctor about your headache.
ともかく約束を破るのはよくありません。In any case, it’s wrong to break a promise.
信じていたかどうかはともかく、超常的な話題に拒絶反応があるということはないようだ。I don’t know whether she believed me or not but in any case it seems she doesn’t automatically dismiss talk of the supernatural.
冗談はともかく、君の頭脳は医者にみせるべきだ。Joking apart, you ought to see a doctor about your headache.
顔はともかく、気立てはとてもいい。Looks aside, she is very good-natured.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
反応hannoureaction, response
話題wadaitopic, subject
どうdouhow, in what way, how about
もしmoshiif, in case
amerain
明日ashitatomorrow
出かけるdekakeruto go out
なるnaruto become
watashiI, me
頭脳zunouhead; brains
冗談joudanjest, joke
monoperson
kimiyou, buddy, pal
tababundle, bunch
破るyaburuto tear, to break
yakuapproximately, about
約束yakusokupromise, agreement
kaoface, look
kispirit, mind, heart
いいiigood
とてもtotemovery, exceedingly

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
はな.す, はなしtale, talk
ダイtopic, subject
ハン,ホン,タン,ホそ.る, そ.らす, かえ.すanti-
ジョウつね, とこ-usual, ordinary, normal
シンfaith, fidelity, trust
ゼツた.える, た.やす, た.つdiscontinue, sever
ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
あめ, あま-, -さめrain
メイ,ミョウ,ミンあ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむbright, light
わたくし, わたしprivate, me
い.やす, い.する, くすしdoctor, medicine
シャものperson, someone
ダンdiscuss, talk
クンきみ, -ぎみmister, you, ruler
トウ,ズ,トあたま, かしら, -がしらhead, counter for large animals
やぶ.る, やぶ.れる, わ.れるrip, tear, destroy
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
キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
リツ,リュウ,リットルた.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-stand up
ガンかおface, expression

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