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JLPT N3 · Adverb

なお (nao)

なお is a Japanese adverb meaning “still; yet”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
なお
Romaji
nao
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. still; yet · adverb · usually written in kana
  2. more; still more; greater; further · adverb · usually written in kana
  3. furthermore; in addition; moreover; note that ... · conjunction · usually written in kana
  4. as if; just like; as though · adverb · usually written in kana, formal · as なお ... ごとし; esp. 猶

Example sentences

あとで起こったことはなお悪かった。
What followed was still worse.
Tatoeba #234309
僕は君が欠点を持っているので、なおいっそう愛してる。
I love you all the more for your faults.
Tatoeba #81956
なお、会社説明会後でも、会社見学は随時受け付けております。
Furthermore, even after the company information session, we sometimes hold company tours.
Tatoeba #74313

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

Source: JMdict entry 1349300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.