何しろ (nanishiro)
何しろ (なにしろ, nanishiro) is a Japanese adverb meaning “in any case; at any rate”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- なにしろ
- Romaji
- nanishiro
- Word class
- Adverb
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know · adverb
- because; since; for; after all · adverb
Example sentences
何しろ小さい店なので、彼は会計係から倉庫係まで多くの仕事を一手にこなさなければならない。
Because the store is so small, he has to wear many different hats, from accountant to stock boy.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Kanji in 何しろ
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 何しろ.
何なんwhat何かなにかsomething何でなんでwhy?何でもなんでもany何とかなんとかsomething何分なにぶんsome何ともなんともreally何々なになにwhat何だかなんだか(a) little何気ないなにげないcasual
Source: JMdict entry 1188330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.