然し (しかし): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

然し (しかし) means however / but.

See example sentences below.

然し at a glance

然し

しかしshikashi

N5conjunction

however / but

然ししかしshikashiN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

however / but

Example 1

あそびに行きたい。然し、宿題がある。

Translation

I want to go play. However, I have homework.

Example 2

安い然し、品質はよくない。

Translation

It's cheap, but the quality is not good.