〜にもかかわらず
N2ni mo kakawarazu
despite; in spite of; although
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + である / Noun + にもかかわらず
Chinese meanings
尽管;虽然
Chinese formation
动词・い形容词普通形+にもかかわらず;な形容词词干+である+にもかかわらず;名词+にもかかわらず
Chinese usage
表示结果与前项通常带来的预期相反。
Chinese notes
不要与表示不受条件限制的にかかわらず混淆。
Examples
- 悪天候にもかかわらず、大勢の観客が会場に集まった。Despite the bad weather, a large crowd gathered at the venue.尽管天气恶劣,还是有大批观众聚集在会场。
- 何度も注意されたにもかかわらず、彼は同じミスを繰り返した。Despite being warned many times, he repeated the same mistake.尽管多次受到提醒,他仍反复犯同样的错误。
Notes
A formal counterpart of 〜のに, common in news and writing; stresses that the result goes against what A would lead one to expect. Don't confuse with 〜にかかわらず (regardless of).
#concession#formal
Related N2 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ni-mo-kakawarazu');
{
"id": "ni-mo-kakawarazu",
"pattern": "〜にもかかわらず",
"romaji": "ni mo kakawarazu",
"level": "N2",
"meaning": "despite; in spite of; although",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + である / Noun + にもかかわらず",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "悪天候にもかかわらず、大勢の観客が会場に集まった。",
"furigana": "{悪天候|あくてんこう}にもかかわらず、{大勢|おおぜい}の{観客|かんきゃく}が{会場|かいじょう}に{集|あつ}まった。",
"en": "Despite the bad weather, a large crowd gathered at the venue."
},
{
"ja": "何度も注意されたにもかかわらず、彼は同じミスを繰り返した。",
"furigana": "{何|なん}{度|ど}も{注意|ちゅうい}されたにもかかわらず、{彼|かれ}は{同|おな}じミスを{繰|く}り{返|かえ}した。",
"en": "Despite being warned many times, he repeated the same mistake."
}
],
"tags": [
"concession",
"formal"
],
"notes": "A formal counterpart of 〜のに, common in news and writing; stresses that the result goes against what A would lead one to expect. Don't confuse with 〜にかかわらず (regardless of).",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "b28269040b00f4f1e8d0f1b28b43515def654536a2a26f2f7a699128a88bc11e",
"meanings": [
"尽管",
"虽然"
],
"formation": "动词・い形容词普通形+にもかかわらず;な形容词词干+である+にもかかわらず;名词+にもかかわらず",
"explanation": "表示结果与前项通常带来的预期相反。",
"notes": "不要与表示不受条件限制的にかかわらず混淆。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "悪天候にもかかわらず、大勢の観客が会場に集まった。",
"zh": "尽管天气恶劣,还是有大批观众聚集在会场。"
},
{
"ja": "何度も注意されたにもかかわらず、彼は同じミスを繰り返した。",
"zh": "尽管多次受到提醒,他仍反复犯同样的错误。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n2.json#ni-mo-kakawarazu",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "7dbdad5fff81f8dfa7f2652d2371180ca44a1e18e5672d88217232590c64ee29"
}
}