但 — 7 strokes / Radical「亻」
道準2High school level / 7 strokes / Radical「亻」
- On
- タンたん · tan
- Kun
- ただ.しtada.shi
- Meaning
- however; provided that
Stroke order
Origin
Person plus daybreak; in Japanese it serves as the word that adds a condition to what was just said.
Readings and examples
| Kunただしtadashi | 但しただし但し書きただしがき |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 但しただし
however; provided that
- 但し書きただしがき
proviso
Example
参加は自由だ。但し、事前の連絡が必要だ。
Anyone may join; however, advance notice is required.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
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