JLPT N5 · conjunction

しかし (shikashi)

しかし is a Japanese conjunction meaning “however; but”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しかし
Romaji: shikashi
Word class: conjunction
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

however; but · conjunction · usually written in kana

Example sentences

しかし、たいへん息子を欲しがっていました。

But he wanted a son very much.

Tatoeba #216338

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1505990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.