JAPANESE STUDY SYSTEMKOTOWA 词和
N5 — N1
READING CONTROL
Vocabulary collection7,811
Kanji collection2,383
SOURCE SELECTOR
Grammar collection0526
SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜けど / 〜けれども

N4
kedo / keredomo

but; although; (soft lead-in)

Formation

Sentence + けど / けれども

Chinese meanings

但是;虽然;委婉引出话题

Chinese formation

句子+けど/けれども

Chinese usage

表示转折,也可在提问或请求之前引出情况。

Chinese notes

けれども比けど稍正式;名词和な形容词的简体肯定接だけど,如学生だけど。

Examples

  • この店みせは高たかいけど、おいしい。
    This place is expensive, but the food is good.
    这家店贵,但是好吃。
  • すみません、駅えきに行いきたいんですけど、どう行いけばいいですか。
    Excuse me, I'd like to get to the station. How do I get there?
    不好意思,我想去车站,请问怎么走?
  • 何なん度ども電でん話わしたけれども、誰だれも出でなかった。
    I called several times, but nobody answered.
    我打了好几次电话,却没人接。

Notes

More conversational than が; けれども is a little more formal than けど. Often used as a soft lead-in before a question or request.

#contrast#casual

Related N4 grammar

Suggest an improvement

Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kedo-keredomo');
{
  "id": "kedo-keredomo",
  "pattern": "〜けど / 〜けれども",
  "romaji": "kedo / keredomo",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "but; although; (soft lead-in)",
  "formation": "Sentence + けど / けれども",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "この店は高いけど、おいしい。",
      "furigana": "この{店|みせ}は{高|たか}いけど、おいしい。",
      "en": "This place is expensive, but the food is good."
    },
    {
      "ja": "すみません、駅に行きたいんですけど、どう行けばいいですか。",
      "furigana": "すみません、{駅|えき}に{行|い}きたいんですけど、どう{行|い}けばいいですか。",
      "en": "Excuse me, I'd like to get to the station. How do I get there?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "何度も電話したけれども、誰も出なかった。",
      "furigana": "{何|なん}{度|ど}も{電話|でんわ}したけれども、{誰|だれ}も{出|で}なかった。",
      "en": "I called several times, but nobody answered."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "contrast",
    "casual"
  ],
  "notes": "More conversational than が; けれども is a little more formal than けど. Often used as a soft lead-in before a question or request.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "ff16215dff6cd4b9c140d070c591739dc1f308ae505f5a5405a4a775563345d3",
    "meanings": [
      "但是",
      "虽然",
      "委婉引出话题"
    ],
    "formation": "句子+けど/けれども",
    "explanation": "表示转折,也可在提问或请求之前引出情况。",
    "notes": "けれども比けど稍正式;名词和な形容词的简体肯定接だけど,如学生だけど。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "この店は高いけど、おいしい。",
        "zh": "这家店贵,但是好吃。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "すみません、駅に行きたいんですけど、どう行けばいいですか。",
        "zh": "不好意思,我想去车站,请问怎么走?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "何度も電話したけれども、誰も出なかった。",
        "zh": "我打了好几次电话,却没人接。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#kedo-keredomo",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "cd2bbed368cf065155994564d20a90d4dfeb52445ef3e588ff063bb79c940213"
  }
}