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Japanese
Etymology 1
Clipping of けれども (keredomo, “although, but”).[1][2][3]
First attested in 1711.[2]
Pronunciation
Conjunction
けれど • (keredo)
- Informal form of けれども (keredomo).
Particle
けれど • (keredo)
- Informal form of けれども (keredomo).
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of けれど – see the following entry.
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| (This term, けれど (keredo), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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References
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “けれど”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN