なお

Also written 尚, 猶, 尚お, 猶お

Meanings

1. Adverb still; yet
2. more; still more; greater; further
3. Conjunction furthermore; in addition; moreover; note that ...
4. Adverb as if; just like; as though (as なお ... ごとし; esp. 猶)

Example sentences

• 学生のひとりによれば、中国では今なお粛清が行われ、恐怖政治が横行しているとのことです。
  One student says the purge is still going on in China and terror is widespread.
• なお悪いことに車の流れが悪かった。
  To make matter worse, the traffic was bad.
• とても寒く、なお悪いことに、雨が降り始めた。
  It was very cold, and what was worse, it began to rain.
• その考えは今日なお優勢である。
  The idea still prevails.
• かなり多くの人々が今なおそれを信じている。
  Quite a number of people still believe it.

Common phrases

• 今もなお (いまもなお) still
• なおする
• なお続く
• なお良い (なおいい) still better

Words containing なお

• 余計なお世話 (よけいなおせわ) none of your business
• 今なお (いまなお) still
• 昼なお暗い (ひるなおくらい) dark even in the daytime

And 10 more.

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