〜だけでなく
N3dake de naku
not only ... but also
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + だけでなく
Chinese meanings
不但;而且
Chinese formation
动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干+な/名词+だけでなく
Chinese usage
表示除了前项之外,后项也成立。
Chinese notes
口语可说だけじゃなくて。
Examples
- この店は料理がおいしいだけでなく、値段も安い。This restaurant not only has delicious food, it's cheap too.这家店不仅饭菜好吃,价格也便宜。
- 地震の後、水だけでなく電気も止まってしまった。After the earthquake, not only the water but also the electricity was cut off.地震后不但停水,也停电了。
- 彼女は歌が上手なだけでなく、自分で曲も作っている。She not only sings well but also writes her own songs.她不仅擅长唱歌,还自己作曲。
Notes
Common in both speech and writing. Casual: 〜だけじゃなくて. Slightly less formal than 〜ばかりでなく.
#addition
Related N3 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('dake-de-naku');
{
"id": "dake-de-naku",
"pattern": "〜だけでなく",
"romaji": "dake de naku",
"level": "N3",
"meaning": "not only ... but also",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + だけでなく",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この店は料理がおいしいだけでなく、値段も安い。",
"furigana": "この{店|みせ}は{料理|りょうり}がおいしいだけでなく、{値段|ねだん}も{安|やす}い。",
"en": "This restaurant not only has delicious food, it's cheap too."
},
{
"ja": "地震の後、水だけでなく電気も止まってしまった。",
"furigana": "{地震|じしん}の{後|あと}、{水|みず}だけでなく{電気|でんき}も{止|と}まってしまった。",
"en": "After the earthquake, not only the water but also the electricity was cut off."
},
{
"ja": "彼女は歌が上手なだけでなく、自分で曲も作っている。",
"furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{歌|うた}が{上手|じょうず}なだけでなく、{自分|じぶん}で{曲|きょく}も{作|つく}っている。",
"en": "She not only sings well but also writes her own songs."
}
],
"tags": [
"addition"
],
"notes": "Common in both speech and writing. Casual: 〜だけじゃなくて. Slightly less formal than 〜ばかりでなく.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "a8200ef51bcb1f9e87d0b748914f2f33d1a0b13851270b2df0da813b40a6a3f5",
"meanings": [
"不但",
"而且"
],
"formation": "动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干+な/名词+だけでなく",
"explanation": "表示除了前项之外,后项也成立。",
"notes": "口语可说だけじゃなくて。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この店は料理がおいしいだけでなく、値段も安い。",
"zh": "这家店不仅饭菜好吃,价格也便宜。"
},
{
"ja": "地震の後、水だけでなく電気も止まってしまった。",
"zh": "地震后不但停水,也停电了。"
},
{
"ja": "彼女は歌が上手なだけでなく、自分で曲も作っている。",
"zh": "她不仅擅长唱歌,还自己作曲。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n3.json#dake-de-naku",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "5f24564dbb05a4bcb204efc70c0b0c285fd8e1a0c7559c6ced86944f61a172a2"
}
}