しかし

shikashi

however

conjunction

Also written 然し

Chinese meanings

但是；然而

Examples

Furigana

しかしこの本ほんをしまっておきなさい。
However, please put this book away first.
但是请把这本书收起来。
Tatoeba #216279
しかし、人にん間げんはちがっている。
But human beings are different.
但是，人类不一样。
Tatoeba #216307

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('2c41aedcba'); // しかし

{
  "id": "2c41aedcba",
  "word": "しかし",
  "reading": "しかし",
  "romaji": "shikashi",
  "meanings": [
    "however"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "conj"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1505990,
  "other_forms": [
    "然し"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "しかしこの本をしまっておきなさい。",
      "furigana": "しかしこの{本|ほん}をしまっておきなさい。",
      "en": "However, please put this book away first.",
      "tatoeba_id": 216279
    },
    {
      "ja": "しかし、人間はちがっている。",
      "furigana": "しかし、{人間|にんげん}はちがっている。",
      "en": "But human beings are different.",
      "tatoeba_id": 216307
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "bcbbe5692675edf3e78f2fcbb05b134813ddec494b2940c76b6a5b7938cdf300",
    "meanings": [
      "但是；然而"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "しかしこの本をしまっておきなさい。",
        "zh": "但是请把这本书收起来。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "しかし、人間はちがっている。",
        "zh": "但是，人类不一样。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/2c41aedcba",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "fb2eadaf27e87fe7abcaa71084065ecdaf99d7a9e6446eaf5cc0f364bdb24f3a"
  }
}