なお

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

1. 1

   adverb

   still; yet

   usually written using kana alone

   あとで起(お)こったことはなお悪(わる)かった。

   • What followed was still worse.

   Words:後(あと)で起(お)こることはなお悪(わる)い

   Verified

   彼(かれ)は背(せ)が高(たか)いが、兄(あに)はなお高(たか)い。

   • He is tall, but his brother is much taller.

   Words:彼(かれ)は背(せ)が高(たか)いが兄(あに)なお高(たか)い

2. 2

   more; still more; greater; further

   usually written using kana alone

   僕(ぼく)は君(きみ)が欠(けっ)点(てん)を持(も)っているので、なおいっそう愛(あい)してる。

   • I love you all the more for your faults.

   Words:僕(ぼく)は君(きみ)が欠(けっ)点(てん)を持(も)つのでなお一(いっ)層(そう)愛(あい)する

   Verified

   彼(かの)女(じょ)が恥(は)ずかしがりやなので、なおいっそう好(す)きです。

   • I like her all the better for her shyness.

   Words:彼(かの)女(じょ)が恥(は)ずかしがり屋(や)なのでなお一(いっ)層(そう)好(す)きです

3. 3

   conjunction

   furthermore; in addition; moreover; note that ...

   usually written using kana alone

   なお、会(かい)社(しゃ)説(せつ)明(めい)会(かい)後(ご)でも、会(かい)社(しゃ)見(けん)学(がく)は随(ずい)時(じ)受(う)け付(つ)けております。

   • Furthermore, even after the company information session, we sometimes hold company tours.

   Words:なお会(かい)社(しゃ)説(せつ)明(めい)会(かい)後(ご)でも会(かい)社(しゃ)見(けん)学(がく)は随(ずい)時(じ)受(う)け付(つ)けるおる

   Verified
4. 4

   adverb

   as if; just like; as though

   usually written using kana aloneformal or literary term

   Note: as なお ... ごとし; esp. 猶(なお)

   過(す)ぎたるはなお及(およ)ばざるがごとし。

   • Too much of a good thing.
   • More than enough is too much.

   Other translations (3)

   • Too much is as bad as too little.

   Words:過(す)ぎるはなお及(およ)ぶが如(ごと)し

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