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ところで

N3
tokorode
  1. by the way
  2. even if
  3. no matter what
particleconjunction

Also written 所で

Chinese meanings

对了;即使……也……

Chinese notes

句首可用于转换话题;动词た形+ところで表示即使做了也无济于事。

Examples

  • ぶつくさ言ったところでしょうがない。
    Complaining won't change anything.
    光抱怨也无济于事。
  • ところで、彼かれはどうしたのですか。
    By the way, what is the matter with him?
    对了,他怎么了?
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('af617a11ed'); // ところで
{
  "id": "af617a11ed",
  "word": "ところで",
  "reading": "ところで",
  "romaji": "tokorode",
  "meanings": [
    "by the way",
    "even if",
    "no matter what"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "prt",
    "conj"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1343110,
  "other_forms": [
    "所で"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ぶつくさ言ったところでしょうがない。",
      "en": "Complaining won't change anything.",
      "tatoeba_id": 2315829
    },
    {
      "ja": "ところで、彼はどうしたのですか。",
      "furigana": "ところで、{彼|かれ}はどうしたのですか。",
      "en": "By the way, what is the matter with him?",
      "tatoeba_id": 200850
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "a77423b6c04b7a7c5e2116313a64ca8bbe5780cc679fa2ed8ef55aedf6475bd5",
    "meanings": [
      "对了",
      "即使……也……"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ぶつくさ言ったところでしょうがない。",
        "zh": "光抱怨也无济于事。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ところで、彼はどうしたのですか。",
        "zh": "对了,他怎么了?"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/af617a11ed",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "句首可用于转换话题;动词た形+ところで表示即使做了也无济于事。",
    "review_hash": "840c5df91c70ba240acd0a473ace2f89cd40295ad6d22f1b9bfd49c88c8a3cbc"
  }
}