したがって

shitagatte

therefore
consequently
in accordance with

conjunction

Also written 従って

Chinese meanings

因此；所以

Examples

雨が強い。したがって、試合は中止だ。
The rain is heavy; therefore, the game is canceled.
雨很大，所以比赛取消了。
彼は条件を満たした。したがって、応募できる。
He met the requirements and can therefore apply.
他符合条件，因此可以申请。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('7d18731cba'); // したがって

{
  "id": "7d18731cba",
  "word": "したがって",
  "reading": "したがって",
  "romaji": "shitagatte",
  "meanings": [
    "therefore",
    "consequently",
    "in accordance with"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "conj"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1335230,
  "other_forms": [
    "従って"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "雨が強い。したがって、試合は中止だ。",
      "en": "The rain is heavy; therefore, the game is canceled."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は条件を満たした。したがって、応募できる。",
      "en": "He met the requirements and can therefore apply."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "a844927b75d872ada8a8b5207953b7bf5b1b8d2494a15bb22a2e58dd359f92b3",
    "meanings": [
      "因此",
      "所以"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "雨が強い。したがって、試合は中止だ。",
        "zh": "雨很大，所以比赛取消了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は条件を満たした。したがって、応募できる。",
        "zh": "他符合条件，因此可以申请。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/7d18731cba",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1335230; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "947b8a063b6698592b53ddf67fb8bc862dafc78dfd67765319416ec778955a8b",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}