にも拘らず (にもかかわらず): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

にも拘らず (にもかかわらず) means in spite of / despite / although.

See example sentences below.

にも拘らず at a glance

にも拘らず

にもかかわらずnimokakawarazu

N1expr

in spite of / despite / although

にも拘らずにもかかわらずnimokakawarazuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

in spite of / despite / although

Example 1

雨にもかかわらず試合が行われた。

Translation

The game was held despite the rain.

Example 2

忙しいにもかかわらず来てくれてありがとう。

Translation

Thank you for coming even though you were busy.