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

よって

N1
yotte
  1. therefore
  2. consequently
  3. accordingly
  4. because of
conjunction

Also written 依って

Chinese meanings

因此

Examples

  • 道路が凍結した。よって運行を中止する。
    The road is icy. Therefore, service is suspended.
    道路结冰,因此停运。
  • 資料が不足している。よって会議を延期する。
    The materials are insufficient. Therefore, the meeting is postponed.
    材料不足,因此推迟会议。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('9c552d88c0'); // よって
{
  "id": "9c552d88c0",
  "word": "よって",
  "reading": "よって",
  "romaji": "yotte",
  "meanings": [
    "therefore",
    "consequently",
    "accordingly",
    "because of"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "conj"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1605970,
  "other_forms": [
    "依って"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "道路が凍結した。よって運行を中止する。",
      "en": "The road is icy. Therefore, service is suspended."
    },
    {
      "ja": "資料が不足している。よって会議を延期する。",
      "en": "The materials are insufficient. Therefore, the meeting is postponed."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "0f26106312dbeeb25cf99372b02308696dbf7321f88c7a36f58c4a7b065f3151",
    "meanings": [
      "因此"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "道路が凍結した。よって運行を中止する。",
        "zh": "道路结冰,因此停运。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "資料が不足している。よって会議を延期する。",
        "zh": "材料不足,因此推迟会议。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/9c552d88c0",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1605970; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "28777eaf9899c773c83d6fafafc82f202e72e88cb842da48acb90a6624869a5a"
  }
}