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而: and

and; and yet; moreover
6 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
ジ・ニ
Kun
しこうして・しかして・しかも・しかれども・すなわち・なんじ

Literary. In 形而上 (けいじじょう) it reads ジ; as a conjunction it is 而も (しかも) or 而して (しかして).

Key words

形而上学けいじじょうがくmetaphysics
形而下けいじかphysical; concrete
而立じりつage thirty
而もしかもmoreover; and yet

Example sentences

I took a metaphysics class at university, but it was very hard.

My grandfather said to me, turning thirty, "So this is your year of standing on your own."

That restaurant is cheap and, what's more, the food is very good.

Study 而 in the course →
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