JLPT N2 · Adverb

ともかく (tomokaku)

ともかく is a Japanese adverb meaning “anyhow; anyway”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ともかく
Romaji: tomokaku
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case · adverb · usually written in kana
apart from ...; setting ... aside · adverb · usually written in kana · often as …はともかく

Example sentences

ともかく合格してうれしい。

I'm glad to have passed at all.

Tatoeba #199774

顔はともかく、気立てはとてもいい子だよ。

Looks aside, she is very good-natured.

Tatoeba #183637

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

Source: JMdict entry 1444010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.