それでも (sore demo)

Meaning

  1. but (still)
  2. and yet
  3. nevertheless
  4. even so

All JLPT 4 grammar : 其れでも(それでも, sore demo), but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding, [Conjunction]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
今の太陽の活動は低調ですが、それでも時々大きな黒点が現れます。The sun is currently in a period of low activity but even so large sunspots occasionally appear.
「まあ、それでも君よりは、はるかに僕の方が点数高いけどね。」「なんですって!私が本気を出せば、あなたなんて、目じゃないわ!」“Well, even so my score is far above yours isn’t it?” “What did you say!? If I was to go all out you’d be as nothing to me!”
満開をチョイ過ぎた感はありましたが、それでも、美しい桜を満喫してきました。They seem a little past their peak, but even so we enjoyed the beautiful cherry blossoms.
は?グダグダ抜かすんじゃねぇ。それでもオトコか。Huh? Don’t be so whiny! And you call yourself a man!

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
katsudouaction, activity
太陽taiyousun, solar
それでsore deand, thereupon
tenpoint, dot, spot
imanow, the present time
時々tokidokisometimes, at times
本気honkiseriousness, earnestness, truth
houdirection, way, side
kazunumber
bokuI, me
kimiyou, buddy, pal
あなたanatayou
meeye, eyeball
高いtakaihigh, tall, expensive
watashiI, me
sakuracherry blossom
美しいutsukushiibeautiful, lovely

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ダイ,タイおお-, おお.きい, -おお.いにlarge, big
とき, -どきtime, hour
コン,キンいまnow
ドウうご.く, うご.かすmove, motion
コクくろ, くろ.ずむ, くろ.いblack
調チョウしら.べる, しら.べ, ととの.うtune, investigate
ゲンあらわ.れる, あらわ.す, うつつpresent, existing
カツい.きる, い.かす, い.けるlively, living
タイ,タふと.い, ふと.るplump, thick
テンつ.ける, つ.く, た.てるspot, point, mark
ヨウsunshine, daytime
ホンもとbook, present, main, origin, true, real
キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
コウたか.い, たか, -だかtall, high, expensive
シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
ホウかた, -かた, -がたdirection
モク,ボクめ, -め, ま-eye, look
わたくし, わたしprivate, me
クンきみ, -ぎみmister, you, ruler
スウ,ス,サク,ソク,シュかず, かぞ.える, しばしばnumber, figures
カイひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.きopen, unfold
ビ,ミうつく.しいbeauty, beautiful
す.ぎる, す.ごす, あやま.ちoverdo, exceed, error
カンemotion, feeling
マン,バンみ.ちる, み.つ, み.たすfull, enough, satisfy
バツ,ハツ,ハイぬ.く, -ぬ.く, ぬ.きslip out, extract

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