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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜をものともせず

N1
o mono tomo sezu

in defiance of; undaunted by

Formation

Noun + をものともせず(に)

Chinese meanings

不畏;不把……放在眼里

Chinese formation

名词+をものともせず(に)

Chinese usage

赞赏地描述克服困难或危险。

Chinese notes

常用于描述他人。

Examples

  • 選せん手しゅたちは激はげしい雨あめをものともせず、最さい後ごまで全ぜん力りょくで戦たたかい抜ぬいた。
    Undaunted by the heavy rain, the players fought with all their might to the end.
    选手们不畏大雨,全力奋战到最后。
  • 彼かの女じょは周しゅう囲いの反はん対たいをものともせず、単たん身しんで海かい外がいへ渡わたった。
    Undeterred by the objections of those around her, she went abroad alone.
    她不顾周围人的反对,独自去了海外。
  • 救きゅう助じょ隊たいは余よ震しんの危き険けんをものともせずに、倒とう壊かいした建物たてものに入はいっていった。
    Heedless of the danger of aftershocks, the rescue team went into the collapsed building.
    救援队不畏余震危险,进入了倒塌的建筑。

Notes

Admiring description of someone else overcoming a hardship; not used about oneself. Compare 〜をよそに (disregarding others' concern, often critical).

#concession#manner#written

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('o-mono-tomo-sezu');
{
  "id": "o-mono-tomo-sezu",
  "pattern": "〜をものともせず",
  "romaji": "o mono tomo sezu",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "in defiance of; undaunted by",
  "formation": "Noun + をものともせず(に)",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "選手たちは激しい雨をものともせず、最後まで全力で戦い抜いた。",
      "furigana": "{選手|せんしゅ}たちは{激|はげ}しい{雨|あめ}をものともせず、{最後|さいご}まで{全力|ぜんりょく}で{戦|たたか}い{抜|ぬ}いた。",
      "en": "Undaunted by the heavy rain, the players fought with all their might to the end."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼女は周囲の反対をものともせず、単身で海外へ渡った。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{周囲|しゅうい}の{反対|はんたい}をものともせず、{単身|たんしん}で{海外|かいがい}へ{渡|わた}った。",
      "en": "Undeterred by the objections of those around her, she went abroad alone."
    },
    {
      "ja": "救助隊は余震の危険をものともせずに、倒壊した建物に入っていった。",
      "furigana": "{救助|きゅうじょ}{隊|たい}は{余震|よしん}の{危険|きけん}をものともせずに、{倒壊|とうかい}した{建物|たてもの}に{入|はい}っていった。",
      "en": "Heedless of the danger of aftershocks, the rescue team went into the collapsed building."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "concession",
    "manner",
    "written"
  ],
  "notes": "Admiring description of someone else overcoming a hardship; not used about oneself. Compare 〜をよそに (disregarding others' concern, often critical).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "87f00d0754f608cb5e51f0b01780ae259263f4a1390109d3add48d7e9f9e54ab",
    "meanings": [
      "不畏",
      "不把……放在眼里"
    ],
    "formation": "名词+をものともせず(に)",
    "explanation": "赞赏地描述克服困难或危险。",
    "notes": "常用于描述他人。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "選手たちは激しい雨をものともせず、最後まで全力で戦い抜いた。",
        "zh": "选手们不畏大雨,全力奋战到最后。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼女は周囲の反対をものともせず、単身で海外へ渡った。",
        "zh": "她不顾周围人的反对,独自去了海外。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "救助隊は余震の危険をものともせずに、倒壊した建物に入っていった。",
        "zh": "救援队不畏余震危险,进入了倒塌的建筑。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#o-mono-tomo-sezu",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "5e33b4345e17927a0852db6bf7f461fdd02177fd1e96a8f1ae76d6c4c54e0cdb"
  }
}