JLPT N2 · Adverb

なにしろ (nanishiro)

なにしろ 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.

Tatoeba #187862

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

Source: JMdict entry 1188330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.