然し

「しかし」

However; but (formal conjunction indicating contrast)

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Other forms

併し rare kanji

でも casual equivalent

けど casual equivalent

Conjunction

"However" / "But"

Connects two sentences to introduce a statement that contradicts or logically opposes the preceding one.

Example

昨日は雨の予報でした。しかし、今日は晴れています。

The forecast for yesterday was rain. However, it's sunny today.

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然し (しかし)

しかし

However; but (formal conjunction indicating contrast)

Example

この言葉を覚えましょう。

Let's memorize this word.

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